NFR’s RPF apprehends 4 touts in Dec 2024

Maligaon: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) conducted different checks and drives over the zone and apprehended four touts during last month for illegal sale of railway tickets.

In the month of December 2024, RPF of N. F. Railway recovered 45 (06-Live & 39-Used) railway tickets worth above Rs. 1.15 lacs from multiple locations during the drives. Apprehended touts were prosecuted under the relevant section of the Railways Act.

In a recent incident on December 22, 2024, RPF CIB team of Katihar and RPF team of Purnea jointly conducted a raid & search operation at ‘Galib Computers’ located at Puranganj, Bihar. During the raid the team recovered 20 E-Tickets (01 Live & 19 used) worth around Rs. 47, 928.30 and apprehended one tout in this connection. A case was registered under section 143 of the Railways Act at RPF post Purnea.