Tired of the railway authorities’ inaction and lack of enforcement of rules, a group of handicapped passengers have decided to take matters into their own hands in order to combat the nuisance of unauthorised passengers travelling in reserved coaches. The group has begun inspecting the medical certificates of all those who travel in the reserved coaches.

Members of the Disability Advocacy Group (DAG) have stepped up and caught over 100 passengers who were travelling in the reserved compartments with fake medical certificates. Jitendra Karelia, president of DAG, said, “For a long time, we have been noticing that there are many passengers who board the reserved coaches even when they are not actually handicapped. We have also noticed that there are people who board our coaches and do not present their certificates when asked.”