The Chennai Division of Southern Railway during a mass ticket checking drive collected more than ₹20 lakh in fines on Friday. This is the highest single-day fine collection for this financial year. In a press release, the division said teams of 539 ticket checking staff conducted intensive drives in suburban, mail, and express trains to curb ticketless and irregular travel. During the drive, a record amount of ₹20.19 lakh was collected as fines. A total of 4,404 cases of unauthorised travel were registered.
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