Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railways intensified the campaign against touts to counter the menace of touting railway reservation tickets and to safeguard the interest of bonafide passengers. Central Railway RPF team conducting raids based on the data received from cyber cell and other inputs. These raids were conducted mostly in the premises of private travel agencies on all five divisions of Central Railway.
During the current year from April 2021 to February 2022, in all 267 cases of touting registered and so far 328 persons were arrested under section 143 of the Railways Act. From these raids 7774 tickets including E-tickets and counter tickets worth INR 120.64 lakh were seized.
Out of these 267 cases, 121 cases of touting were registered on Mumbai Division alone during the current year from April 21 to February 22 and so far 159 persons were arrested. Also 4478 tickets including E-tickets and counter tickets worth INR 74.06 lakh were seized from them.
The Central Railway RPF has established IT Cell and Skill Development Centre equipped with various software like PRABAL and others which provides assistance in the e-touting investigation, Cyberspace surveillance, CCTV monitoring etc. During the corresponding period of last year also the RPF has registered 316 cases of touting with the seizure of 10,179 tickets worth INR 167.59 lakh.
Central Railway appeals to the passengers to travel with valid railway tickets and not to buy tickets from touts involved in online e-ticketing as they cannot perform their journey as well as loss of their money if tickets are blocked on account of legal action.
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