The railway police on Friday sealed more than 70 flats allocated to railway staff in Mumbai which had illegal occupants staying in them. They also took action against nine railway staffers who rented out their 1-BHK flats to outsiders for Rs 8,000 per month.

In Mumbai, around 4,460 railway quarters have been allocated to staff. Speaking with mid-day, Western Railway (WR), Public Relations Officer Ravindra Bhakar said, "During the lockdown, many people started staying in railway colony flats illegally while nine railway employees had given their flats on rent. Upon receiving this information, we conducted a thorough inquiry and sealed more than 70 flats. We also conducted a departmental inquiry against nine staff members who rented out their flats. A majority of these flats are in Khar and Bandra."