Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Fake Railway ID Detected During Ticket Check at Mumbai's CSMT
Railway staff were checking tickets at a busy station in Mumbai.
They noticed that a passenger's railway ID card looked suspicious.
The passenger said he worked as a junior engineer at the station.
Railway officials said he later admitted that he had made the card himself so he would not have to pay the fare.
Staff handed him over to the railway police, who will take further action.
Separately, Central Railway said it collected penalties in many cases of people travelling without tickets.
It said those penalties totalled ₹159.34 crore from April through September 2026.
The report does not specify the year of the incident on October 8.
Ticket-checking staff at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus questioned a passenger's railway identity card.
The passenger, identified as Shreyas Raorane, allegedly claimed to be a junior engineer at CSMT.
According to Central Railway, Raorane later admitted making the card himself to avoid paying the applicable fare.
He was handed over to the Government Railway Police at CSMT for further action under the law.
Central Railway also reported recovering ₹159.34 crore in penalties in 20.47 lakh ticketless-travel cases from April to September 2026.
- Who
- Passenger Shreyas Raorane was questioned by Central Railway ticket-checking staff, including TTI Prasad Karalkar.
- What
- A suspected self-made railway identity card was detected during ticket checking; the passenger was handed over to the Government Railway Police.
- When
- Thursday, October 8; the year of the incident is not specified.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai.
- Why
- According to Central Railway, the passenger admitted making the card himself to avoid paying the applicable fare.
- Passenger
- Shreyas Raorane
- Ticket-checking staff member
- Prasad Karalkar, a Travelling Ticket Inspector
- Location
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai
- Alleged purpose
- Avoiding payment of the applicable fare
- Police handover
- The passenger was handed over to the Government Railway Police at CSMT
- Reported penalty recovery
- ₹159.34 crore from 20.47 lakh ticketless-travel cases
- Recovery period
- April to September 2026