Railway Protection Force

RPF seizes smuggled cigarettes worth ₹67.50 lakh

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RPF seizes smuggled cigarettes worth ₹67.50 lakh

The SCR Railway Protection Force (RPF), based on intelligence inputs collected by crime intelligence branch, seized smuggled cigarettes worth ₹67.50 lakh in Hyderabad railway station on Friday. A joint team of RPF and Government Railway Police carried out a special check on parcels unloaded from Train No. 12724 Telangana Express as there was suspicion over … Read more

Railways earned Rs 561 cr from ticketless travellers in 2019-20, revenue up by 38% in last 4 years

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Railways earned Rs 561 cr from ticketless travellers in 2019-20, revenue up by 38% in last 4 years

More than one crore passengers were fined for travelling without a ticket in 2019-20, earning the Railways a revenue of Rs 561.73 crore — a growth of around 6 per cent over 2018-2019, an RTI application has found. The Railways has earned Rs 1,938 crore through fines imposed on ticketless travellers between 2016-2020, a rise … Read more