Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Crackdown on fake railway tickets intensifies
The Central and Western Railway have started a big campaign to stop people from using fake train tickets.
They are checking tickets more carefully at stations and on trains.
People who use fake tickets can get in big trouble, like having to pay a lot of money or even going to jail.
The railway wants everyone to buy tickets only from the right places, like the UTS app or ticket machines.
They have caught many people using fake tickets, including some who changed their tickets using computers.
The railway is warning everyone to be careful and only use real tickets.
Central and Western Railway have intensified checks to curb fake, forged, and digitally altered tickets across the Mumbai suburban network.
Multiple cases of counterfeit or manipulated tickets were detected, including fake UTS season tickets, digitally edited mobile tickets, and fake reserved tickets.
Passengers using fraudulent tickets face strict legal action under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), with penalties ranging from heavy fines to imprisonment.
Railway authorities advise passengers to purchase tickets only through authorized platforms—UTS app, ATVM machines, or station ticket counters.
Special squads comprising ticket inspectors and security personnel are conducting surprise checks to identify passengers using fraudulent or irregular tickets.
- Who
- Central and Western Railway authorities, multiple passengers using fake tickets
- What
- Crackdown on fake, forged, and digitally altered railway tickets
- When
- Past two months (October–December 2024)
- Where
- Mumbai suburban network (Central and Western Railway)
- Why
- To curb the rising use of fraudulent tickets and ensure passenger compliance with ticketing regulations
- Accused
- Multiple individuals across Mumbai suburban network
- Location
- Mumbai suburban network (Central and Western Railway)
- Date of Incident
- Past two months (October–December 2024)
- Charges
- Cheating, forgery, and digital manipulation under BNS
- Penalties
- Heavy fines to imprisonment of up to seven years
- Authorized Ticket Platforms
- UTS app, ATVM machines, or station ticket counters
- Arresting Authority
- Government Railway Police (GRP)
