Amid Covid curbs, 27 lakh caught without ticket on trains in 2020-21

Despite severe restrictions on entry at railway stations without confirmed tickets in view of the coronavirus pandemic, over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless in the last fiscal, an RTI query has revealed.

An RTI query has revealed that over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless in 2021-21 despite severe restrictions on entry in view of the coronavirus pandemic. According to officials, this was less than 25 per cent of the number of cases recorded the previous financial year. The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query made by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur.