Mumbai, July 28 -- The Western Railway registered 2,885 cases of illegal railway ticket touting between 2021 and 2026, according to information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, underscoring the persistent challenge of curbing the menace despite regular enforcement drives.
The information, secured by RTI activist Anil Galgali from the Western Railway's security department, showed that 684 cases were registered in 2021, followed by 629 in 2022, 655 in 2023, 538 in 2024, 249 in 2025 and 130 cases so far in 2026.
The figures indicate that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been carrying out sustained action against ticket touts across the Western Railway network over the past five years.
However, the RTI reply stated th...