India, March 16 -- A Travelling Ticket Inspector (TTI) from Central Railway's Mumbai division has become the first official in the division this financial year to collect more than Rs.1 crore in penalties from ticketless and irregular passengers.

Mohammed Shams Chand achieved the milestone during the ongoing financial year, with a fortnight still remaining before FY 2025-26 ends. Between April 1, 2025, and March 15, 2026, he collected Rs.1,00,38,505 in penalties after detecting 11,483 cases of ticketless travel.

Chand is part of Central Railway's Mumbai Division and belongs to the Open Detail Batch. TTIs, commonly known as ticket checkers or TCs, are responsible for verifying passengers' tickets and penalising those travelling without v...