Acting on an information source, the vigilance department of Northern Railway in association with Railway Protection Force of Crime Investigation Branch and Delhi cantonment station uncovered touting activity indulged by a rail ticketing agency, Shristi Travels in Gurgaon on booking of e-tickets.
Contrary to practice of booking of e-tickets on authorised agent ID, the said agency was resorting to malpractice of booking large number of e-tickets on the personal ID of staff and was receiving unlawful gratification for the same. During a preventive check conducted, 22 e-tickets worth Rs 10299 for different locations were recovered from the said agency prepared on personnel ID instead of agent ID. Aditya, staff of Shirsti Travel was arrested on the spot under section 143 of Railway Act and case number 149/14 was registered in the matter at RPF Gurgaon.
Unauthorised buying and selling of reserved tickets is an offence under Section 143 of the Railways Act. Northern Railway reiterates its appeal to all authorised ticketing agencies to observe the prescribed rules.