Western Railways (WR) has been conducting regular ticket checking drives to keep a check on unauthorized traveling. With these intensive drives, WR recovered INR 80.07 crores for irregular travel while INR 26.92 lakh were received as fine from without mask cases, during the period April 2021 to January 2022.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, during the checks conducted from April 2021 to January 2022, about 13.67 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel including unbooked luggage cases were detected, resulting in a recovery of INR 80.07 crores.
During the period, nine cases of transfer of reserved tickets were detected and over INR 13,000 was realized. Besides this, 540 beggars and 613 unauthorized hawkers were apprehended, out of which, 242 were charged and an amount of INR 1,04,165 was realized as Railway dues. Meanwhile, 369 persons were prosecuted and INR 1,34,870 were recovered in fine.
Action against passengers without masks in railway premises
Ticket Checking staff have been vested with the power to collect fines from passengers without masks. As a result, 14,492 cases of traveling without masks were detected and an amount of approx. INR 26.92 lakh was recovered from April 17, 2021 to January 31, 2022 over Western Railway.
Western Railway appeals to the general public that all permitted categories of passengers to travel with proper and valid tickets & should carry valid Identity cards in order to avoid inconvenience and always wear masks. It is also requested that travellers should follow proper medical and social protocols as mandated for COVID-19.
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