Thursday, December 23, 2021

Man held for booking train tickets illegally


Man held for booking train tickets illegally

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 23.12.2021

The owner of an internet browsing centre was arrested on Wednesday for cheating the IRCTC of ₹5 lakh by booking train tickets through an online portal at Tondiarpet. The arrested was Sakthivel, 30, of Nethaji Nagar Main Road in Tondiarpet, the owner of Shakthi Internet Browsing Centre. Inquiries revealed that Sakthivel created more than 50 fake e-mail IDs and booked train tickets illegally.

Based on a tip from an RPF personnel, a team led by the sub-RPF inspectors of police Sasi Booshan Kumar and Rajasekar, apprehended the suspect. The team conducted a detailed search at his browsing centre and seized at least 244 train tickets worth ₹1.85 lakh, a computer, printer, and a mobile phone. Inquiries revealed that Sakthivel had swindled more than ₹5 lakh through the illegal train ticket booking system over the past 10 months.

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