The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it has conducted searches at 12 locations across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi in an on-going investigation of a case related to illegal sale of reserved berth e-tickets of Indian Railways through IRCTC website.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Indian Railways. “During searches, digital devices, mobile phones containing the illegal software, incriminating documents and other details including tickets of passengers booked earlier using illegal software were recovered,” the CBI said in a statement.
During investigation, it was found that the agents were allegedly using illegal software to bypass the manual entry process for purchasing tickets, which were sold to travellers at a premium.
The CBI identified the agents involved in this illegal activity and conducted simultaneous searches. The person responsible for selling and distributing the illegal software to various agents was also identified. Investigation is continuing, it added.