Mumbai Local Train Fines

A passenger in a local train in Mumbai assaulted a travelling ticket inspector (TTE) on Friday on being asked to pay a fine for not having a valid ticket.

The fine amount includes collection from ticketless passengers in suburban, as well as Express and other regular trains within the Mumbai division.

The Central and Western Railways have arrested 1,035 people for singing 'qawalis', 'bhajans' and for playing cards in suburban trains in the last 5 years and collected over Rs 12 lakh from them as fine, an RTI has query has revealed.

Beggars and hawkers in Mumbai's local trains have shelled out Rs 70 lakh in the form of fines in 2014. The Railway Police claims it has collected fines of up to Rs 1.89 crore in 2014, of which Rs 70 lakh came from beggars and hawkers.

A passenger in a local train in Mumbai assaulted a travelling ticket inspector (TTE) on Friday on being asked to pay a fine for not having a valid ticket.

The fine amount includes collection from ticketless passengers in suburban, as well as Express and other regular trains within the Mumbai division.

The Central and Western Railways have arrested 1,035 people for singing 'qawalis', 'bhajans' and for playing cards in suburban trains in the last 5 years and collected over Rs 12 lakh from them as fine, an RTI has query has revealed.

Beggars and hawkers in Mumbai's local trains have shelled out Rs 70 lakh in the form of fines in 2014. The Railway Police claims it has collected fines of up to Rs 1.89 crore in 2014, of which Rs 70 lakh came from beggars and hawkers.