In intensive ticket checking in two trains, Railways collects Rs 52K
Amritsar, August 26
Ferozepur division of Northern Railway carried out an intensive ticket checking in two trains and imposed a fine of about ~52,000 on 87 passengers for travelling without tickets in the Amritsar-Sealdah Jallianwala Bagh Express (12380) and the Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Superfast Express (12919).
The inspection was carried out on Sunday night. The ticket-checking staff was accompanied by jawans of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP). They conducted a thorough ticket checking in air-conditioned, sleeper and general coaches of the trains.
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Paramdeep Singh Saini said travelling without ticket is a punishable offence and appealed to the passengers to travel only with valid tickets. He said special ticket checking campaigns will continue at the stations under Ferozepur division.
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