Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Western Railway TTE Injured During Ticket Check At Andheri
A railway ticket examiner was checking passengers on a local train in Mumbai.
He found one passenger who did not have a ticket.
The examiner asked the passenger to pay a penalty.
At Andheri station, the examiner said the passenger pushed him while trying to run away.
The examiner fell and hurt the area above his left eye.
He and another railway worker caught the passenger and handed him to the railway police.
The injured examiner was taken to a dispensary and then referred to a hospital.
Police have not confirmed that an assault happened.
They are checking CCTV footage to understand exactly what occurred.
Ticket Examiner Prakash Dubey was injured during a ticket-checking operation at Andheri station on Tuesday evening.
Dubey said a passenger without a ticket pushed him while trying to flee at Andheri.
The incident occurred after Dubey asked the passenger to pay a penalty or get off the Virar-Dadar local.
Dubey sustained an injury above his left eye and was taken for medical examination.
Police said there was no confirmed evidence of an assault and are examining CCTV footage.
- Who
- Western Railway Ticket Examiner Prakash Dubey and a passenger travelling without a ticket; the passenger was handed to the Andheri Government Railway Police.
- What
- Dubey was injured during a ticket-checking operation after an alleged altercation with the passenger.
- When
- Tuesday evening, August 18, 2026, at around 6:40 p.m.
- Where
- On a Virar-Dadar local and at Andheri station in Mumbai.
- Why
- Dubey said the passenger pushed him while trying to flee after being asked to pay a penalty or get off the train; police are investigating the circumstances.
TTE’s Account
Police Assessment
Cause of injury
TTE’s Account
Prakash Dubey said the passenger pushed him on the platform while attempting to flee, causing him to fall and sustain an injury above his left eye.
Police Assessment
Senior Police Inspector Sachin Gavte said there was no confirmed evidence of an assault and that it was unclear how Dubey was injured.
Evidence under review
TTE’s Account
Dubey’s account led railway staff to hand the passenger over to the Andheri Government Railway Police.
Police Assessment
Police are examining CCTV footage and other details before determining what happened.
- Railway staffer
- Prakash Dubey, a ticket examiner with Western Railway’s AC local squad
- Train
- Virar-Dadar local
- Approximate time
- 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday evening
- Injury
- Injury above the left eye
- Passenger status
- Allegedly travelling without a ticket
- Police action
- Passenger handed over to the Andheri Government Railway Police
- Investigation
- CCTV footage and other details are being examined