Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Bhopal Police Bust E-Ticket Racket, Arrest One Suspect
Imagine someone was making fake train tickets to scam people.
Police in Bhopal caught a person named Shahbaz Khan who was doing just that.
They found 75 fake tickets, which is like finding 75 pretend tickets!
The total value of these tickets was over a lakh rupees.
They also found a phone he used to make these fake tickets.
The police are now investigating to find out more about what happened.
Railway authorities conducted an operation targeting cybercrimes and ensuring ticket system transparency.
Shahbaz Khan, a 19-year-old resident of Bhopal, was arrested in Nehru Nagar.
75 reserved e-tickets, valued at Rs1,62,501, were seized from the suspect.
The e-tickets were made using 22 different personal user IDs.
A mobile phone used for creating the tickets was also recovered.
- Who
- Shahbaz Khan, a 19-year-old, was arrested.
- What
- A railway e-ticket racket was busted, involving the creation of fake tickets.
- When
- The arrest and seizure took place on Tuesday after Cyber Cell Bhopal verification.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To prevent cybercrimes and ensure transparency in the railway ticket system.
- Suspect
- Shahbaz Khan
- Age
- 19 years
- Location of Arrest
- Nehru Nagar, Sikandari Sarai, Bhopal
- Number of e-tickets seized
- 75
- Total Value of Tickets
- Rs1,62,501
- Number of User IDs
- 22
- Recovered Items
- Mobile phone