RPF seizes e-tickets worth Rs 66,000, arrests 2

  • | Sunday | 23rd April, 2017

The team seized the computer, cheque books, etc.In another raid, the RPF carried out search operation at Shraddha Tours and Travels located at Kapodara and apprehended Bharat Hirpura, 28, a resident of Mota Varachha with 16 e-tickets valued at Rs 19,425, five e-tickets valued at Rs 7,450 and 11 cancelled e-tickets valued at Rs 8,400.Official sources said that the RPF has registered cases under section 143 of the Railway Act and that the accused will be prosecuted in the JMFC railway court. Surat: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) along with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) officials raided tours and travels firms located in the city and seized 40 railway e-tickets valued at over Rs 66,000.Official sources said that the raids were conducted in the last two days on the tours and travels firms located at Adajan and Kapodara respectively. The move followed information gathered by IRCTC officials regarding the use of personal accounts to generate huge number of railway e-tickets of long distance destinations from the city.The raids were conducted under the leadership of RPF police inspector Jagdish Jat and the IRCTC's assistant manager Rakesh Kumar.Sources said that the RPF team conducted raid at the Alkhadija Tours and Travels located at Tadvadi and apprehended one Ashfaq Mirza, 23, a resident of Sagrampura with 10 e-tickets valued at Rs 36,675, which were generated on personal user IDs.

Surat: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) along with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) officials raided tours and travels firms located in the city and seized 40 railway e-tickets valued at over Rs 66,000.Official sources said that the raids were conducted in the last two days on the tours and travels firms located at Adajan and Kapodara respectively. The move followed information gathered by IRCTC officials regarding the use of personal accounts to generate huge number of railway e-tickets of long distance destinations from the city.The raids were conducted under the leadership of RPF police inspector Jagdish Jat and the IRCTC's assistant manager Rakesh Kumar.Sources said that the RPF team conducted raid at the Alkhadija Tours and Travels located at Tadvadi and apprehended one Ashfaq Mirza, 23, a resident of Sagrampura with 10 e-tickets valued at Rs 36,675, which were generated on personal user IDs. The team seized the computer, cheque books, etc.In another raid, the RPF carried out search operation at Shraddha Tours and Travels located at Kapodara and apprehended Bharat Hirpura, 28, a resident of Mota Varachha with 16 e-tickets valued at Rs 19,425, five e-tickets valued at Rs 7,450 and 11 cancelled e-tickets valued at Rs 8,400.Official sources said that the RPF has registered cases under section 143 of the Railway Act and that the accused will be prosecuted in the JMFC railway court.

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