Ministry of Railways has approached Finance Division to get ex post facto sanction of expenditure of Rs 1.2 million for the purchase of Suzuki vans (Bolan). Documents available with Business Recorder revealed that Ministry of Railways had purchased five Suzuki Vans (Bolan) for operational use at a cost of Rs 12,33,056 during financial year 1993 in accordance with Finance Division's letter No F. (13) Exp. IV/91 dated 10-7-1993.