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The RPF, under 'Operation Uplabdh', apprehended 405 touts in September 2023 and seized future tickets worth Rs 36.43 lakhs.
During check, two accused of ticket touting were apprehended with 32 live e-tickets.
Special teams of staff from the Detective Wing/RPF Crime branch, and Cyber Cell divisions were formed to conduct special drives against the touts.
Under the month-long pan India drive, Operation Uplabdh, in March 2022, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested 1,459 touts out of which 341 were authorized Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) agents who were found to be indulged in the touting of railway tickets, said an official statement by the Railway Ministry.