Amid Covid curbs, 27 lakh caught without ticket on trains in 2020-21
Amid Covid curbs, 27 lakh caught without ticket on trains in 2020-21
Despite severe restrictions on entry at railway stations without confirmed tickets in view of the coronavirus pandemic, over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless in the last fiscal, an RTI query has revealed.
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UPDATED: June 7, 2021 05:32 IST
Between April 2020 and March 2021, 27.57 lakh people were caught travelling ticketless and Rs 143.82 crore was levied as a fine from them. (PTI)
An RTI query has revealed that over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless in 2021-21 despite severe restrictions on entry in view of the coronavirus pandemic.