During the ongoing summer rush of 2011,the preventive checks have been intensified at reservation/booking offices jointly by Commercial(Anti Fraud squad)& Vigilance section of Northern Railway with the assistance of RPF against Touts, unauthorised Travel Agencies indulging in illegal business of sale of rail tickets and passengers travelling on transferred tickets( on other’s name). Inthe checks conducted during the period 1.6.11 to 20.6.11, the team was able to nab the following:
03 no. of unauthorised travel agencies were found indulging in illegal sale of rail ticketsand 15 tickets were recovered from them. They were handed over to the RPF for further prosecution Under Section 143/144 of Indian Railway Act.
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89 touts were nabbed for indulging in illegal sale/canvassing of reserved rail tickets. They were handed over to the RPF for further prosecution Under Section 143/144 of Indian Railway Act.
During the raids, 385 persons were detected travelling on transferred tickets anda sum of Rs. 2,27,714/- wasrealisedfrom them.
Preventive checking drive will continue to be conducted to curb the menace.Northern Railway reiterates its appeal to the general public not to patronise touts and unauthorised ticketing agencies. These preventive checks will continue in future.
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