(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the news-item captioned `Beware of fraud ticket checkers on trains` appearing in the Times of India dated July 24, 2000;
(b) if so, the number of cases came to the notice of the Government during the last three months alongwith the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
(c) the modus operandi adopted by the Government?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c): Nine incidents have been detected during the last 3 months i.e. May to July, 2000 and cases registered with the police. In order to prevent recurrence of such incidents, the Railway staff have been advised to be on the look out for any person masquerading as TTE. Checks are also conducted by the railway staff at platforms to detect imposters indulging in such malpractices. Announcements are also made on the public address system advising the passengers to beware of such persons.