Overview
- Rajesh Meena, a loco pilot in Lucknow, undressed before Chief Crew Controller Ratan Kumar on March 2 after seeking proof-based approval to extend post‑surgery sick leave.
- The episode was recorded by colleagues and circulated widely in railway WhatsApp groups, intensifying concern over how medical leave is processed.
- Northern Railway’s Lucknow division said the employee had been granted sick leave for March 2–8 following the incident.
- Meena was suspended on March 3 after the video emerged, and the suspension was revoked on March 4 following staff support and union intervention.
- The All India Loco Running Staff Association says Meena followed Railway Health Unit advice and the ‘sick memo’ process, and it has demanded action against the named officer and a departmental inquiry.