Nagpur: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducted raids at six locations under the Nagpur Division in a single day. Six dalals were arrested from places like Nagpur, Rajnandgaon, Gondia, and other places.
Tickets worth lakhs of rupees, along with various materials, were seized. The operation was carried out under the guidance of Deep Chandra Arya, Security Commissioner of the South East Central Railway’s Nagpur Division. With the festive season leading to an increase in passengers, ticket black marketing has also been on the rise. In response, the RPF has become more active.
The RPF plays a crucial role in apprehending criminals involved in various railway-related crimes and curbing such offenses. In line with this, during the current festive season, there has been a surge in the number of passengers travelling by train, leading to a high demand for reserved tickets. This has prompted illegal ticket agents to become more active. To counter this, RPF officers, post in-charge personnel, and members of the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB) have intensified their operations, continuously raiding and investigating areas under their jurisdiction. Action is being taken against individuals found engaging in the illegal ticket trade under the Railway Act.
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Details of the Raids:
First Raid: Conducted by the Crime Intelligence Branch in Nagpur, where an accused ticket agent, Pramod Prabhakar Dongre (60), was found illegally creating tickets on demand. A total of 22 tickets, including 15 live tickets and 7 old tickets, were seized from him. The total value of these tickets exceeded Rs 45,000. Additionally, a CPU worth Rs 17,000 was confiscated. The raid was conducted in Motibagh area of Nagpur.
Second Raid: Under the guidance of Railway Protection Force post-in-charge Inspector Kulwant Singh, Sub-Inspector Deepak Kumar acted on strong data received from the Nagpur headquarters. The accused, Santosh, son of Vishnu Pauljagade (29), a resident of Bhandara, was investigated.
Upon contact, it was revealed that he had been generating railway e-tickets using his personal user ID on his mobile phone for himself and his friends. Further investigation uncovered several tickets created by him. Similar actions were taken against ticket agents in Gondia, Rajnandgaon, and Chhindwara.
