MUMBAI: Central Railway's (CR) anti-tout squad has arrested 3 persons and seized 400 e-tickets worth Rs.6.43 lakh in the month of December 2020.
A CR spokesperson said, "A check was conducted by the ATS team on December 12 which led to the seizure of 68 e-tickets worth Rs 62,545. Similar operations on December 23 led to seizure of 273 e-tickets worth Rs 4,91,150 and 59 e-tickets worth Rs 89,832."
All the above were handed over to the Railway Protection Force for further prosecution.
He said, "Central Railway appeals to the passengers to travel only with proper and valid railway tickets and to purchase their tickets from the authorised agents or from the computerised reservation centres or book them online on website www.irctc.co.in. in order to avoid inconvenience and travel with dignity."