CR’s Mumbai Division cracks down on touts

MUMBAI: In the wake of Covid19 and a countrywide Lockdown and Unlock, Central Railway is running special & festival special trains for passengers. In its continued efforts to make available reserved tickets to bonafide passengers, Anti Tout Squad, Mumbai Division, Central Railway with the help of RPF conducts intensive checking drives against unauthorised ticket vendors. Shivaji Sutar, CPRO, CR said during intensive checks and special operations in the month of December-2020, the ATS team has arrested three touts and seized 400 e-tickets worth Rs.6.43 lakhs. “A check conducted by the ATS team on December 11 led to the seizure of 68 e-tickets worth Rs.62,545/. Similar operations were conducted on December 23 led to the seizure of 273 e-tickets worth Rs.4,91,150/ and 59 e-tickets worth Rs.89,832/,” he said. Meanwhile all the above were handed over to the Railway Protection Force for further prosecution.