Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Fake UTS Ticket Racket Busted in Mumbai AC Local Train
Someone made a fake train ticket in Mumbai.
The fake ticket copied a real ticket number.
A ticket checker found the fake ticket during a check.
The passenger said they got a special app from a YouTube link.
The police filed a case about the fake ticket.
Railway officials say people should only use official railway apps.
Recently, railway staff have been checking more tickets.
They caught over a million people traveling without tickets in a few months.
They collected lots of money in fines.
Western Railway detected a forged UTS mobile ticket inside an AC suburban local train in Mumbai.
The counterfeit ticket was generated by a fake app that copied a genuine UTS ticket number.
Chief Commercial Ticket Checker Arvind Singh found the forged ticket during a routine ticket-checking drive.
An FIR was registered at Mumbai Central Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Between April and July 2026, Western Railway caught over 11.30 lakh ticketless passengers and recovered Rs 83.25 crore in penalties.
- Who
- A passenger travelling with a forged UTS ticket, detected by Western Railway's Chief Commercial Ticket Checker Arvind Singh.
- What
- A forged UTS mobile ticket generated by a fake app was detected, leading to the registration of an FIR.
- When
- Reported on August 5, 2026.
- Where
- An AC suburban local train of Western Railway in Mumbai; FIR at Mumbai Central Police Station.
- Why
- The passenger allegedly used a counterfeit mobile application that copied a genuine UTS ticket number.
- Railway
- Western Railway
- Location
- Mumbai
- Incident
- Forged UTS mobile ticket detected in AC suburban local train
- Detected By
- Arvind Singh, Chief Commercial Ticket Checker, Mumbai Central Division
- FIR
- Mumbai Central Police Station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Ticketless passengers (Apr-Jul 2026)
- Over 11.30 lakh detected; Rs 83.25 crore recovered
- AC local violations (Apr-Jul 2026)
- Over 64,000 violations; Rs 2.45 crore recovered (162% increase)
- Public Warning
- Use only authorised railway ticketing platforms