अब घर से ई-टिकट बुकिंग का रैकेट चलाने लगे दलाल, पकड़ना मुश्किलTicket scalpers are becoming increasingly active as the festival season approaches. In response to increased railway protection force (RPF) scrutiny, these scalpers have shifted their operations online, using WhatsApp groups and social media to build their networks and book e-tickets. This presents a new challenge for authorities. The RPF in Visakhapatnam...
more... has alerted other units across Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh about a major network of ticket scalpers operating with personal IDs to book tickets on the IRCTC website. They have provided a list of over 1200 suspected scalpers. One such scalper, who used fake letters of parliamentarians to get tickets confirmed, was arrested in Muzaffarpur in April 2023 after a Visakhapatnam RPF investigation. The scalpers are currently offering to secure tickets for people returning from Chhath, which falls in the first week of November, with inflated prices, charging Rs. 5000 for a set of six sleeper class tickets and even more for AC tickets.
Festival season aaya toh ticket dalal bhi active ho gaye. RPF ka pressure badha toh unhone online business shuru kar diya. WhatsApp group aur social media se network bana ke e-tickets book kar rahe hain. Ab police ke liye mushkil ho gayi. Visakhapatnam RPF ne Bihar, Jharkhand aur UP ki units...
more... ko alert kiya hai ki bahut bade network se ticket dalal IRCTC website par personal ID se tickets book kar rahe hain. Unhone 1200 se zyada dalalon ki list bhi di hai. Visakhapatnam RPF ne ek dalal ko pakda tha April 2023 me Muzaffarpur me, jo fake letter of parliamentarians se tickets confirm karata tha. Ab Chhath ke liye ticket dalal log tickets confirm karne ka bol rahe hain, 5000 Rs. me 6 sleeper class tickets ke set ke liye, aur AC tickets ke liye aur bhi zyada paise maang rahe hain.