Dhanbad, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A 33-year-old man from Mumbai has been arrested in Jharkhand for allegedly running a railway ticket black-marketing operation, with security agencies recovering 31 tickets valued at Rs 1.74 lakh during a raid at a dharamshala in Giridih district.
The accused, identified as Jaswant Rai, a resident of Malad West in Mumbai, was apprehended from room number 226 of Siddhayatan Charitable Spiritual Home Dharamshala in Madhuban following a joint operation on Thursday.
The raid was conducted by a team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Dhanbad, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post, Gomo, and the local Madhuban police, acting on a tip-off.
Officials recovered 31 railway tickets worth Rs 1,74,630, purchased from the Madhuban railway booking counter over the preceding three days. The tickets were meant for 117 passengers.
During questioning, Rai allegedly admitted to collecting an additional Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 per ticket from passengers under the pretext of arranging railway reservations. Two used touchscreen mobile phones and Rs 6,900 in cash were also seized during the search.
The RPF registered a case at its Gomo post on November 12 under Case No. 789/26. The accused has been booked under Section 143 of the Railways Act for his alleged involvement in the illegal sale of railway tickets.
Investigators are examining the suspected racket’s scale and looking for other people who may have been involved.
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