very few TTRs ask for certificates first whenever i travel. i wonder how they are able to find fakes.
On 5/15/19, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > This simply is terrible and sad. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:37 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning > the disabled.; Rama Chari; Rati Misra > Subject: [AI] Central Railway busts fake disability certificates racket for > tickets - Times of India > > Central Railway busts fake disability certificates racket for tickets - > Times of India > > May 11, 2019, 08.53 AM IST Printed from MUMBAI: Central Railway has busted > a > scam in which able-bodied passengers were procuring disability certificates > to corner tickets on long distance trains. WR's vigilance department last > week unearthed a scam in which touts were cornering tickets meant for > cancer > patients, for which a quota is earmarked. As per rules, completely blind or > orthopaedically handicapped persons are eligible for a 50% concession in AC > 2-tier and AC first class. They are entitled to get 75% off in other > classes. The escort is given the same concession. Two berths have been > earmarked in all trains on non-suburban sections for handicapped persons. > The person accompanying the handicapped person is allotted a berth out of > this quota. A CR official said, "Ulhanagar resident Ramesh Ahuja (64) had > booked a ticket from the Kalyan passenger reservation system on March 8 for > the Jaipur-Pune Superfast Express for travel between Kota-Kalyan. He and > his > companion were issued berths 68 and 69 in S3 coach for April 6. When the > train arrived at Vasai, the train ticket examiner asked for the ticket and > disability certificate. A senior CR official said, "TTEs are experienced > and > can easily make out if the disability certificate is fake. Both passengers > were nabbed when they could not give a convincing reply. Similarly, on > Chennai Express, the TTE found Sunil Gehani (34) travelling on a fake > certificate with his companion. Gehani had booked tickets for AC class for > three other long-distance trains. The official said the TTE nabbed Gehani > and his companion on April 24. In both instances, CR registered FIRs with > railway police under section 420 of IPC for cheating the government by > procuring a bogus certificate. A source said all accused are residents of > Ulhasnagar. > Celebrating Global accessibility Awareness day- May 16 2019 > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Celebrating Global accessibility Awareness day- May 16 2019 > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > -- -- nothing is difficult unless you make it appear so. r. aravind, Assistant manager Department of sales bank of baroda specialised mortgage store, Chennai. mobile no: +91 9940369593, email id : [email protected], [email protected]. [email protected]. Celebrating Global accessibility Awareness day- May 16 2019 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
