Updated On: 14 January, 2026 09:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Five people were booked for allegedly assaulting a senior TTE and his colleague on the Thiruvananthapuram-CSMT Express near Karjat after being asked to pay a fine for unauthorised travel

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Five individuals have been booked for allegedly assaulting a senior train ticket examiner (TTE) and his colleague on board the Thiruvananthapuram-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Express, news agency PTI reported. The TTE asked the accused to pay a fine for unauthorised travel near Karjat Railway Station near Mumbai, and that is when the accused assaulted the railway official.