WR seizes e-tickets worth INR 5.9 lakh

In the month of January, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Western Railway (WR) detected 47 cases of touting or illegal sale of tickets, with a total of 183 e-tickets, valued at INR 5.93 lakh.

To launch special drives against touts, the RPF WR formed special teams, said Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of WR.

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Thakur further said that touts were booking tickets using several fake identity cards, including those of some authorised IRCTC agents, with the help of illegal software to issue tickets, thereby minting extra money from passengers. Seven different cases of illegal touting were detected across Western Railway’s Mumbai, Bhavnagar, Ratlam and Ahmedabad Divisions, on a single day, added Thakur.

Taking intensive action against illegal touting activities, WR’s RPF team have come down heavily against unauthorised touts.

47 cases detected with tickets valued more than Rs.5.93 lakhs in the month of Jan 2023 alone.@RailMinIndia @drmbct pic.twitter.com/Z1AnsZmBLh

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) February 8, 2023

Apart from this, the RPF also carries out awareness campaigns to sensitise the public not to entertain illegal touts and buy tickets from them. Last year, WR RPF arrested 747 for illegal touting and seized tickets worth approximately INR 32.64 crore.

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