Maligaon, March 19 (MExN): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway conducted raid and search at different locations over NF Railway during last few days to check illegal sale of railway tickets. During this raid conducted between March 11 to 18 and 344 railway tickets worth more than Rs 3.44 lakh were recovered. Altogether 23 persons were arrested for illegal involvement in procuring and supplying of railway tickets and prosecuted them under section 143 of the Railways Act.
On March 18, RPF team of Agartala conducted drive against illegal business of railway e-ticketing at ‘Ramthakur Enterprise’, located at Jogendranagar of West Tripura (Tripura). They apprehended the shop owner and recovered 10 past railway e-tickets, worth about Rs 7000, which were generated by using personal user ID. Inspector of Protection Force, Agartala registered a case under section 143 of Railways Act.
In another incident, a decoy check was conducted at “SS & MS DIGITAL PHOTO STUDIO” situated at Damcherra, North Tripura by the special RPF team of Dharmanagar and obtained one railway e-ticket. An extra charge was taken by one who generated the ticket at the shop. Accordingly, a raid was conducted at the said shop with the assistance of local police and the person was apprehended. A total 14 railway e-tickets worth about Rs 59,696 which were generated by using personal user IDs were recovered. Inspector of Protection Force, Dharmanagar registered a case under section 143 of Railways Act.
On March 17, RPF team of Badarpur conducted raid and search against touting activities in “Riya Varieties & Travels” located near New Karimganj station and recovered 30 used railway e- tickets, valued more than Rs 30,000. The owner of the shop was apprehended and prosecuted under section 143 of Railways Act.
On same day, RPF team of Silchar, with the assistance of local police conducted raid and search against touting activities in “J. S. Tele Point” located at Algapur market, Silchar and recovered 05 used railway e- tickets, valued about Rs 1892. One person was apprehended in this regard and prosecuted under section 143 of Railways Act. Again on that day, RPF team of Dimapur conducted checking against illegal business of railway e-ticketing at a shop namely, “Smart Hub” located at Lahorijan area in Karbi Anglong (Assam) and recovered four used railway e-tickets, valued Rs 650. A person was apprehended and a case was registered under section 143 of Railways Act.
A press release issued by Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR stated that RPF of NF Railway while conducting raid and search at different shops/agencies at different locations over NF Railway during March 11 to 16 apprehended 18 touts and recovered 281 railway e-tickets worth over Rs 2.44 lakh.
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