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Fake tickets flooding Mumbai locals; Central Railway warns about bogus tickets
Updated On: 28 November, 2025 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
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The fake e-ticket that the woman used to travel aboard an AC local. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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Central Railway (CR) authorities have discovered a major scam, after an alert ticket checker caught a female passenger in an AC local train at Kalyan, travelling with a fake ticket. The ticket — an almost identical replica of the original — appeared genuine at first glance. But on detailed examination, it was found that the mandatory QR code was missing, and the ticket had a link, which was a giveaway.
Subsequently, CR authorities filed an FIR at Kalyan railway police station against the commuter who works for a prominent bank in Mumbai. “We were checking onboard the Kalyan-Dadar AC local train when we came across the lady. At first sight, there seemed nothing wrong when she flashed her ticket. But when we scrolled it up and down, we noticed that the QR code was missing and there was a web link at the top. This alerted me, and I rechecked, only to find that it was a fake ticket,” Ticket Checker Vishal Tukaram Navale said.
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