RailEnquiry

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Acting on a tip-off, the intelligence wing of sales tax department on Friday late night seized electronic goods worth Rs 6 lakh from railway station parcel office at Thampanoor.According to sales tax officials, the electronic goods that did not have any proper documents of tax payment, parcel receiver or sender was brought in the Netravati Express (Train No.16345). "The goods were being taken away from the parcel office in a mini-truck when we seized them.We seized the goods late night and as per rules, parcel can be cleared from the office between 7am. and 5 pm only. We doubt parcel officers, porters and railway authorities have a role in this, otherwise the goods could not have been loaded, transported and off-loaded and given clearance," said a source from the intelligence wing.