In a raid conducted by the Eastern Railway at the Railway Reservation Centre in Birati station, one person was arrested for touting activities on Saturday. Four reservation tickets, some blank requisition slips were also confiscated from him.
The accused failed to produce any legal documents for procuring and supplying of railway reservation tickets for other people while stating that he runs a tour and travels agency. He also stated that he visited different railway reservation counters for purchasing tickets.
After procuring information from the arrested person a raid was conducted by the team of Intelligence Branch and RPF Officials at the concerned tour & travel agency at New Barrackpore where 51 journey cum reservation tickets, 3 cancelled tickets, 81e-tickets, used & unused envelopes, 14 xerox copies of ID proofs of different people, visiting cards and ATM cards of SBI as well as Axis bank along with one Lenovo laptop with adapter were confiscated.
An FIR has been registered and appropriate case has been lodged against the
arrested person.