South Western Railway books over 6 lakh cases of ticketless travel, fine of Rs 46.31 crore collected
Mangalore: In the current financial year till December 2023, the South Western Railway registered 6,27,014 cases of ticketless travel and collected a fine of Rs 46.31 crore.
This is an increase of 9.95 percent compared to the same period last year. This is the highest fine collection record since the inception of South Western Railway.
The Bengaluru division of the South Western Railway registered 3,68,205 cases and collected a fine of Rs 28.26 crore, the release said.
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Ticket Scrutiny Staff of South Western Railway has done commendable work in this financial year i.e. from 1st April to 31st December 2023. To prevent ticketless and irregular travel, special ticket checking is being conducted regularly to ensure comfortable travel and better services to all authorised train users in passenger train services including express and special trains.
In the month of December 2023, 72041 cases were registered under South Western Railway and a fine of 5.13 crore rupees was collected.
Chief Public Relations Officer of Hubballi South Western Railway Dr. Manjunath Kanadi informed that the Hubli Division of South Western Railway registered 96790 cases and collected a fine of Rs 6.36 crore.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
