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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Puneeth Kerehalli arrested again for evading police questioning
Nelamangala: Bagalgunte police arrested Puneeth Kerehalli after he allegedly evaded questioning despite being served multiple notices in connection with several cases, including those related to illegal cow smuggling.
According to police, Kerehalli had gone to Kempapura, under the jurisdiction of the Soladevanahalli police station, where he filed a complaint alleging that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were residing in the area. It is learnt that Bagalgunte police arrested him while he was leaving the Soladevanahalli police station after lodging the complaint.
Earlier, a case had also been registered against him at the Bannerghatta police station for allegedly visiting sheds where migrant workers were staying and creating a ruckus by demanding documents to prove that they were not Bangladeshi nationals. He was arrested in that case and later released.
