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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : With 506 cases of ticketless and irregular travel, the Nanded division of South Central Railway (SCR) recovered Rs4.34 lakh during a special ticket checking drive conducted across the division on Oct 16. “The intensive drive was organised from 5 am to 10 pm to curb ticketless travel and to instil discipline among passengers. A total of 31 ticket checking staff were deployed and 24 trains were checked during the drive,” said Rajesh Shinde, chief publicity inspector of Nanded SCR division. Apart from ticketless travel, action was taken against Irregular Travel (IRT) cases, wherein 83 cases were recorded, with around Rs23,000 recovered as fare and around Rs42,000 as fine, with the total coming to around Rs65,000.
“Such special ticket checking drives have taken place previously and will continue regularly in future to prevent ticketless and irregular travel to ensure comfortable travel for genuine passengers,” Shinde added. The railway administration appealed to passengers to travel with valid tickets and follow railway rules and regulations.