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Bengaluru: CBI busts railway reservation racket

  •   Thu, Jul 09 2015 08:57:34 AM

Bengaluru, Jul 9 (DHNS): The CBI on Wednesday unearthed a scam in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) ticket booking system and raided 11 premises, including booking agents and software suppliers, across five states.

Officials from the Anti-Corruption Branch here conducted simultaneous raids in Bengaluru, Hubballi, Belagavi and certain premises in Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata.

A senior official from the CBI said that a case was registered against Shahid, assistant manager IRCTC, New Delhi, and others, including booking agents and suppliers of a software, on the charge that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy.

“The accused conspired to breach the security features of the IRCTC booking system by installing a software programme. The computer system of several agents across the nation would get this software online. This software–New Trained Software–enables a travel agent to book six separate tickets in one go, through multiple screens.

“This way, an agent can book tickets for 36 passengers at a time while in normal course a common man with a computer system can book just one ticket with maximum of six passengers at a time,” a senior police official said.

The CBI officials have seized electronic gadgets and softwares from two agencies in Mumbai and Kolkata which provided this software online to select agencies.

Modus operandi

“The agency selected will have to first send money to either of the two agencies in Mumbai and Kolkata to get the software online. These two agencies manage the supply of software using remote controlled system. Once the money is deposited, the software can be accessed by the system online.

“The slots for Tatkal booking opens twice in a day, first at 10 am and next at 11 am. The agents can book tickets on multiple screens within few seconds. It is also found that the agents on priority target the AC coaches. Once the validity of the software is expired, the agents pay the agencies again and get it online,” the official added.

The CBI has registered cases under Sections 120 (b) and 420 of IPC, Sections 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 65 and 66 of the Information Technology Act.

The CBI officials said that electronic data seized from the raids will be sent to the forensic laboratory to unravel the mechanism.
  

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  • Kusuma Kumari G Nellore , Kodyadka

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    These are the enemoes of the nation and railways They desreve no symphathy wahtsoever in life I am sure they will all get punished. I always had trouble booking rialway tickets I am sure this is happening becuase of these characterless criminals wh destroy our railway syatem and cuase so much of toruble to common man!

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  • mathew, bangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    it is notice 3 years ago as i tried to book the ticket - 3 times my pc stopped and i could not book it. i approched an agent and he booked it and given - as service charge he too 300 Rs. apart from talkal, when i questioned he said one one ticket left and the agent manged to arrange due to my urgency. i do not have time to fight with him and i left the place

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  • kumara, abu dhabi

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    all these things started in one year, the previous years it was blissful

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  • KGShenoy, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Kumar,It needs time to create a software after identifying the potential and to gather like minded people who only believe in shor cuts in life to make money.

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  • yogesh, mumbai

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    online tkt is ridden with this kind of racket. Better to make pax stand in Q and issue 2 tkts/person(as in movie talkies in the 90s) at rly stns only.

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    I was booking tatkal ticket in April and surprised how does 150 available seats booked in just 15 minutes. I could not get the seat and had travel in flight paying high fare.

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  • vincent, mangalore/india

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    We can prevent this by allowing only authorized software and blocking or not allowing to run any other software application in the computer system.

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  • marol, udupi

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Money, Money, Money. Morning till evening conspiracy to make more & more money by quick illegal ways. Definitely the wrath of all those who suffer in all the scores of life will surely destroy all soon. Better change ways of functioning or else perish with all for creating criminal beheviour in all walks of life

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    This is only a tip of an ice berg.

    They should watch all the T.C's and also should constantly monitor U.P and Bihar trains travellers who do travel without rail tickets.

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  • Gangaram, Moodabidri

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Mr. Modi should concentrate in building jails now because end of his regime by 2019, jails will not enough to accommodate his fellow members and others.

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  • Roshan, Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Gangu...Anna yer ena malterdala daye marre modin target malpunu...modi ereg personel adu dala todare maldera...cool man eer vote sdpi gu padd ippu but sdpi dakulu f... malterdala blame modigu what a cheap mentality marre ninna.

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  • Alwyn Crasta, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Since the present jails are insufficient for accommodating conspirators, criminals, scamsters, rapists etc., a separate Ministry of Jails may be set up at Central & State Govt. levels with sanctioned budgets to build 'Smart Jails' in far away Indian territories like Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshwadeep etc., to punish the guilty and help in enforcement of Indian CPC (Criminal Procedure Code) enshrined in the sacred Constitution of India.

    'Smart Cities' can be given 2nd preference, since there is a severe shortage of jails/vacant jail accommodation and every other criminal is now being released on bail (since there is no place available in jail)

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    Hope the people involved in this scam will be severely dealt with by the departments concerned.

    It is common knowledge that people have to stand in line sometimes for hours to make to buy a ticket and often they have to go without being able make a booking.

    Kudos to the the people connected CBI who are indeed a great job

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  • jacintha, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 09 2015

    These kind of people, block any good initiative of the nation. Be it here, or elsewhere, where government has tried to ease the problems, facilitate better standards, or create financial aids based on projects and schemes, these evil minds, spoil it all.

    We are having the maximum number of gods, we are the most spiritual people. I must say, the satan is part of our culture too, who lives side by side our dharma and infiltrates the people's mind.

    How much will they be punished? Will they be punished at all if they have a higher connection?

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