In its endeavour to provide better service to its bonafide rail users and also to check ticketless travel and other such irregularities, WR conducted regular checks during May, 2012 wherein 168700 cases of ticketless/irregular travel including unbooked luggage cases were detected resulting into a recovery of Rs. 648.22 lakhs. Similarly, 1444 cases of illegal transfer of reserved tickets were detected and an amount of Rs.11,70,608 /- was realized.
During the same period, 948 beggars and unauthorized hawkers were apprehended, fined and evicted from Railway premises.Out of these , 13 were sent to jail.
During this month, 170 checks were conducted against touts and other anti-social elements. As a result, 411 persons were apprehended and got prosecuted under various sections of Railways Act.
