Overcharging passengers was slowly turning into a good business for railway vendors, but a sudden inspection by officials of the Legal Metrology Department at various railway stations on Monday, shattered their dreams. The inspection was carried out after the department received seven complaints against the vendors at Grant Road, Dadar, Bandra and Mumbai Central for charging higher than the MRP and for erasing the prices mentioned on the products. Sources in the department said that passengers have also complained about non-compliance of commodity rules for the packaged goods.

Cases have been registered against retailers at Grant Road, Dadar, Bandra and Mumbai Central railway stations. Pic/Atul Kamble