Train tickets worth over Rs 6 lakh recovered, 14 arrested including 8 IRCTC agents
4 years, 10 months ago

Train tickets worth over Rs 6 lakh recovered, 14 arrested including 8 IRCTC agents

India TV News  

The Railway Protection Force has arrested 14 people, including eight IRCTC agents, for allegedly illegally selling e-tickets for special trains running on the Rajdhani route which began operations on May 12. The railways, in a statement, said soon after it started the AC Special trains and announced 100 pairs of additional trains which are scheduled to run from June 1, complaints started pouring in regarding touts using multiple personal IDs and cornering reserved berths in these trains. A drive was launched on May 20 and 14 touts, including eight agents of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, were arrested. "If an agent approaches a passenger and offers to book tickets, the passenger is requested to complain against the agent using 138 complaint number or write a letter to complain," he said in a tweet.

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RPF to deploy AI and machine learning technology to combat ticket touting and black marketing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RPF to deploy AI and machine learning technology to combat ticket touting and black marketing

The Hindu  

The Railway Protection Force is planning to integrate artificial intelligence to scrutinize booking behaviours in an effort to identify anomalies indicative of touting activities and deploy Machine Learning algorithms to detect and halt suspicious transactions in real time. “The persistent issue of ticket touting and black marketing in Indian Railways ticketing system represents a substantial challenge, particularly during peak travel …

2K IDs blocked to stop scamsters from having ‘first right’ over railway tickets
2 months ago

2K IDs blocked to stop scamsters from having ‘first right’ over railway tickets

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Even after eight years since the Tatkal ticket booking scandal using illegal software on the IRCTC portal came to light in New Delhi, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and other parts of the country, the railways is unable to fully address the portal’s vulnerabilities, allowing touts and agents to continue using illegal software to book tickets, particularly on high-demand routes. On …

RPF records higher arrests for ticket touting in 2024
2 months ago

RPF records higher arrests for ticket touting in 2024

The Hindu  

The Railway Protection Force recorded a higher number of arrests in 2024 for ticket touting compared to 2023. Trains witness increased passenger demand during festivals like Deepavali and Pongal, and the multifold rise in demand is exploited through practices like ticket touting and black marketing. In 2024, the RPF registered a total of 71 cases for ticket touting, including seven …

Man issuing fake railway e-tickets in Lucknow arrested
4 months, 1 week ago

Man issuing fake railway e-tickets in Lucknow arrested

Hindustan Times  

A joint team of the GRP surveillance cell and RPF arrested a man involved in a fake railway e-tickets racket on Wednesday. The man was using fake IDs and railway ticket booking software, Gadar Software. 116 illegal IRCTC user IDs, 15 Railway e-tickets worth ₹23,542, were found along with one laptop with Gadar software and charger, an Apple iPhone-15, one …

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush
5 months, 1 week ago

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush

The Hindu  

Road Transport Authority (RTA) in Andhra Pradesh has booked cases against 151 private bus operators and seized 16 buses for fleecing passengers during the Dasara festival rush. The department conducted a special drive from October 3 to 12 to check the practices of private bus operators and ensure that they adhere to the norms. A fine of ₹28,24,654 was collected …

BTech graduate arrested for back marketing railway e-tickets
10 months, 1 week ago

BTech graduate arrested for back marketing railway e-tickets

Hindustan Times  

A 32-year-old BTech graduate was arrested by the Railway Protection Force in Noida on Tuesday evening for allegedly selling railway e-tickets illegally and pocketing ₹500-1,000 on each ticket from customers, RPF officers said on Wednesday. During interrogation, the suspect told police that he has sold tickets worth ₹ 8 lakh in the last eight years. Jha is a BTech graduate …

RPF Cracks Whip on Touts Indulging in Illegal Sale of e-Tickets
11 months ago

RPF Cracks Whip on Touts Indulging in Illegal Sale of e-Tickets

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force arrested a person for allegedly indulging in illegal business of e-tickets and seized 20 e-tickets worth Rs.15,326. The operation Upalabdh emphasizes on RPF's commitment to combat illegal business of railway e-tickets, ensuring that passengers are not cheated by these unauthorized persons In 2024, the RPF Lingampally under operation Upalabdh had seized 123 railway e-tickets worth …

Racket in train e-ticket for festival season busted in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

Racket in train e-ticket for festival season busted in Karnataka

The Hindu  

In a crackdown on unauthorised generation of e-tickets for train travel ahead of the festival season, the Railway Protection Force of Mysuru Division in South Western Railways raided three cyber centres in Shivamogga district on Monday, September 4. The raid led to busting of three unauthorised e-ticket generation rackets at the cyber centres and seizure of e-tickets worth ₹2.5 lakh, …

Train ticket cancellations after Odisha accident did not increase, IRCTC denies Congress' claims
1 year, 9 months ago

Train ticket cancellations after Odisha accident did not increase, IRCTC denies Congress' claims

The Hindu  

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd, which provides railway ticketing services, denied Congress' claims that thousands of Indians cancelled their tickets following the unfortunate accident in Odisha and termed it as factually incorrect. Congress leader and former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das, at a press conference on June 5, claimed thousands of people have cancelled their tickets after the …

IRCTC denies Congress’ claims, says ticket cancellations didn’t rise
1 year, 9 months ago

IRCTC denies Congress’ claims, says ticket cancellations didn’t rise

Live Mint  

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd on 6 June denied Congress' claims where it said that thousands of Indians canceled their tickets following the unfortunate accident in Odisha. On the contrary, cancellations have reduced from 7.7 Lakh on 01.06.23 to 7.5 Lakh on 03.06.23.” Earlier on Monday, former union minister and Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das claimed thousands …

Over 2K unauthorised hawkers booked by RPF till October
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 2K unauthorised hawkers booked by RPF till October

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The railway protection force, as part of its ‘Sewa Hi Sankalp’ initiative, booked 2,049 unauthorised hawkers from January to October to facilitate the free flow of passengers in the Secunderabad division. In 2021, 1,429 persons were arrested and booked, while the number has gone up to 2,049 till October of 2022, said Debashmita C. Banerjee, senior divisional security commissioner …

Ludhiana: Railways shell out ₹4.15 lakh as refund to passengers affected by farmers’ protests
3 years, 4 months ago

Ludhiana: Railways shell out ₹4.15 lakh as refund to passengers affected by farmers’ protests

Hindustan Times  

The Railways incurred heavy revenue losses due to cancellation or delay in running trains amid last four protests led by farmers wherein rail traffic in the state was blocked. “We physically refunded over ₹4 lakh at the Ludhiana railway station amid the recent farm protests, but the quantum of loss incurred by the Railways is huge as most of the …

Considering barring private agents from booking train tickets: Goyal
5 years ago

Considering barring private agents from booking train tickets: Goyal

India TV News  

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering barring private vendors and agents from booking train tickets for passengers, noting they are no longer needed when tickets can be booked by anyone on a mobile. Replying in Lok Sabha to a discussion on the demand for grants of the Railway Ministry, he spoke about his ministry's crackdown …

More Tatkal tickets for passengers now as railways roots out illegal softwares
5 years, 1 month ago

More Tatkal tickets for passengers now as railways roots out illegal softwares

The Hindu  

More Tatkal tickets will be available for passengers now as the railways has weeded out several illegal softwares and arrested 60 agents who would use them to block such tickets, a top official said on February 18. Railway Protection Force Director General Arun Kumar said the software cleansing exercise means Tatkal tickets, which would earlier vanish within minutes of opening …

Rail ticket scam: After nabbing touts, now role of insiders under scanner
5 years, 9 months ago

Rail ticket scam: After nabbing touts, now role of insiders under scanner

India TV News  

After launching its biggest crackdown on railway ticket agents and touts, the Special Intelligence Branch of the Railway Protection Force is now probing the role of insiders involved in the racket which runs into several crores. Sources said that once the data relating to the booking of e-tickets and payment channels of various ticket agents across the country are made …

Subba Rao comes down on ticket touting in Salem
5 years, 9 months ago

Subba Rao comes down on ticket touting in Salem

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: In a major crackdown, Salem divisional railway manager, U. Subba Rao, came down on ‘ticket touting’, to curb ‘unscrupulous elements’ issuing unauthorized tickets including e-tickets, taking advantage of summer rush. Codenamed ‘Operation Thunder’, on a single day on Friday, eight special teams of RPF under Salem division raided at least 30 persons including some browsing centres in Salem, Erode …

Amendment in Railways Act to check, penalise e-ticketing frauds
6 years, 6 months ago

Amendment in Railways Act to check, penalise e-ticketing frauds

India TV News  

In an amendment to the Railways Act, 1989, the railway is now including a provision to impose penalty on those committing e-ticketing frauds, sources said. According to the proposed amendment to the Act, a fine of more than Rs two lakh would be imposed for the offence, said sources. A ministry source said the need to include a new provision …

Railway police recovered stolen property worth Rs 2.93 cr, arrested 6,603 thieves in 2017-18
6 years, 9 months ago

Railway police recovered stolen property worth Rs 2.93 cr, arrested 6,603 thieves in 2017-18

Hindustan Times  

From toilet mugs to fans and railway lines, the Indian Railways has recovered stolen property worth Rs 2.93 crore in 2017-18 – almost double the previous year’s figure. While the Railway Protection Force has a sanctioned strength of 74,456 personnel, it has a head count of just 67,000 – a majority of whom are posted at police stations across the …

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