The Crime Intelligence Bureau (CIB) squad of the Kharagpur railway division conducted a raid at the Baleswar railway station PRS counter and arrested a 59-year-old tout after seizing railway tickets worth lakhs of rupees. The arrestee was identified as Nitai Das.
Das was illegally procuring and supplying railway reservation journey tickets against the Railways Act, said a police official of the anti-corruption squad.
The squad seized 33 reservation journey tickets worth Rs 2, 30,440, 19 cancelled tickets of Rs 1, 55,130, cash of Rs 6,800 two filled and five blank reservation requisition form and a mobile phone from his possession.
CIB Kharagpur ASI SC Muduli said Das was arrested and handed over to the PC RFP Baleswar. The railway officials said that the tickets worth Rs 3, 92, 370 were seized.