Mumbai: The Central Railway (CR) on Friday said they have seized tickets worth over ₹1.47 crore from a tout. Railway officials found that touts were using a malicious software, which allowed them to bypass queues and confirm reservations.
A joint action team was set up with officials from the vigilance department, RPF, IRCTC, and the commercial department of the Mumbai Division. On May 2, a man was nabbed, who railway officials believe to be the kingpin of the racket. Eighty tickets worth ₹1.04 lakh were recovered and a case against him was registered under Section 143 of the Railways Act.
A search on his computer revealed 6,603 PNRs amounting to ₹1.47 crore. A senior RPF officer said the tout went by the name of Salman Khan and is from Oshiwara.
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“The names of passengers whose tickets have been booked will not appear in the chart after the preparation,” chief public relations officer Sunil Udasi said.