In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw detailed steps being taken to increase train-handling capacity at key stations and expand the network under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) phases

The case relates to alleged irregularities in the award of a tender valued at Rs 40.54 crore to a private company. Investigators claim that the accused acted in connivance with stakeholders of the private firm and demanded a bribe of Rs 40 lakh in exchange for favouring the company in the tender