Ahead of Diwali and Chhath festivals, there is a huge rush for Tatkal quota tickets among people traveling to their homes. This creates an opportunity for touts and agents to indulge in black marketing of tickets at railway stations. To curb this, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has deployed special investigative...
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branch (SIB) teams to monitor the activities of these agents and touts. The teams will operate discreetly and be aided by CCTV cameras installed in reservation offices, while security forces like RPF-GRP will keep a watchful eye on Tatkal ticket booking processes. Senior DCM Saurabh Kataria confirmed that black marketing of tickets will be monitored during festivals with the assistance of the RPF-GRP and special branch.