‘Operation Thunder’ to crackdown on sale of black tickets in South Western Railway Zone

Bengaluru | Monday | 17th June, 2019

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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: The Railway Protection Force on Thursday launched a mega drive against touts across various cities falling under the South Western Railway Zone simultaneously for selling railway tickets in black. Six touts were arrested during ‘Operation Thunder’ and a total of Rs 4,39,477 was seized, said an official release from SWR. “They all used their personal IDs to book e-tickets and sold them at a higher price to outsiders,” the release said. A total of 321 tickets, including e-tickets were seized, said the release. This is part of a crackdown against touts across the country, the release added..