Bengaluru: Man arrested over illegal purchase and sale of railway e-tickets

Bengaluru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) said it had arrested a person for illegally procuring and selling railway e-tickets. 

The arrest was made after RPF officials from the Satellite Goods Terminal, Whitefield (SGWF), raided a firm in Narshapura, Kolar, on June 13. 

The person was issued summons under Section 180B of the Railways Act, 1989, and instructed to appear before the RPF sub-inspector for an enquiry. 

During questioning, he confessed to operating an unauthorised ticketing business. He admitted to using multiple personal IRCTC user IDs to book railway e-tickets and selling them to customers for a commission ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per ticket, according to the RPF. 

An examination of his mobile phone showed four personal IRCTC user IDs and passwords linked to his email. The phone contained one live e-ticket, valued at Rs 2,335, and 15 completed journey e-tickets, with a total value of Rs 42,310, making the total ticket value seized Rs 44,645, the RPF said.  

The person was taken into custody and booked under Section 143 of the Railways Act, 1989 at the Bengaluru Cantonment Post. He was later released on a self-surety bail bond, the RPF said.