Agents were using illegal software to get the manual entry process...
On Thursday the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at 12 locations across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi, due to the illegal sale of railways e-tickets.
According to the central agency, while searching, digital devices, such as mobile phones containing illegal software, incriminating documents and other details including tickets of passengers booked earlier were recovered.
Agents were using illegal software to get the manual entry process of buying tickets, which were for customers at a premium, according to officials.
The CBI located those involved in this criminal trade and carried out concurrent searches.
"The person was also identified who is responsible for selling and distributing the illegal software to various agents," the agency informed.
A complaint was filed on March 1, 2021, in Delhi which claimed that one of the accused booked e-tickets without IRCTC or the railway’s approval via an unapproved app and website.
The business involved agents, distributors, software developers, website managers, the owner, and a long list of other people in the process of creating and selling tickets, officials said.
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