During the festive season, the demand for confirmed train tickets increases significantly, making it difficult to book them through the official railway website. This situation attracts ticket brokers who illegally profit by selling confirmed tickets to desperate travelers. Ashwani Verma, 28, was arrested in Chandrakhuri, Mandhir Hasaud for selling confirmed...
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train tickets using a personal user ID. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered 39 e-tickets worth ₹36,000 from him. Verma had been operating a digital service point, but was actually using a personal user ID to book tickets on the railway website and then selling them at a higher price (₹50-₹100 more than the actual cost). He was apprehended based on a complaint and confessed to his illegal activities. The RPF seized a CPU, a mobile phone, and the 39 e-tickets. The case was handed over to the Mandhir Hasaud outpost for further action under the Railway Act.