Other suggestions include verification of the user ID through one's mobile number and inspection of the IP address through which the ticket was booked.
The government may soon make it mandatory to provide Aadhaar details for booking rail tickets online after railway officials recently busted a ticket racket, seizing over 6,000 e-tickets (PNR numbers) worth Rs 1.5 crore, reported.
To enhance the security of ticketing systems, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Central for Railways Information System (CRIS) have suggested linking Aadhaar numbers of passengers to their respective user ID for IRCTC.
Currently, the linking of Aadhaar and PAN to one's IRCTC account is optional.
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The report also stated that a question or OTP could be introduced after the ‘Book Now’ button is pressed in order to break the sequence of automation and make the process more secure.
Other suggestions include verification of the user ID through one's mobile number and inspection of the IP address through which the ticket was booked.
"Study on allowing booking of only two tickets on one IP address is also being done. This would also help in preventing touts who book multiple tickets at the same time. However, companies wishing to book more than two tickets for their employees will have to register with either IRCTC or CRIS," a CRIS official told the
The accused had allegedly sold the illegal software to nearly 5,000 agents across India and charged Rs 700 from each user to use his platform, railway officials told the paper.
"The accused has knowledge about the working of the IRCTC website as he had been operating his business for six years," a railway official was quoted as saying.
The incident has pushed Indian Railways to step up its security for online booking and prevent such frauds.