India, July 31 -- A textile merchant from Dadar has been arrested for running a racket that used forged letters of politicians, senior railway officers and the governor's aide-de-camp (ADC) to confirm railway tickets under the VIP quota. The Malabar Hill police said the accused had a network of more than 200 agents. A total of six arrests have been made so far.

Police said they had received a complaint from Lok Bhavan after officials were approached by the Indian Railways, saying letters signed by the ADC had been attached to tickets to get them confirmed under the VIP quota.

When Lok Bhavan officials realised the letters had been forged, replicating the official letterhead, they approached the police. Investigations led them to four su...