Mumbai: Western Railway conducted regular checks during February, 2019 where in about 2.36 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel including unbooked luggage cases were detected, resulting in recovery of Rs.11.15 crore, which is 1.78 per cent more than the corresponding month of last year. Besides, 318 beggars and 428 unauthorised hawkers were apprehended, evicted, fined and 90 persons were sent to jail.
Chief PRO of WR Ravinder Bhakar – said they have conducted 246 checks during this period against touts and other anti-social elements by WR commercial department. As a result, 257 persons were apprehended and prosecuted and fined under various sections of Railways Act.
“In February, 2019, 44 schoolkids above 12 years were detected traveling in ladies compartment of suburban trains and were removed from ladies compartment by Surakshini squad,” said Bhakar.
WR regularly conducts such drives against ticketless travellers. In its endeavour to provide better services to its bonafide rail users and also to curb ticketless travelling, WR has regularly been taking necessary steps. Senior Officers are closely monitoring the revenue loss due to ticketless travel and such other irregularities. WR urges all rail users to buy proper railway ticket and travel with dignity.