An illegal network of ticket agents is overcharging Indian Railways customers for booking tickets online. Scammers are asking passengers to pay Rs 100 instead of the actual Rs 20 fee. Agents have also hacked into the website of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, which is the railway’s e-ticketing outlet, to purchase last-minute premium “tatkal” tickets in bulk. Upon discovering the scam, IRCTC set up an anti-fraud squad at the Internet ticketing center and implemented new rules for purchasing tickets online. Link to full story in The Economic Times.
Recent Articles on GovLoop
- A Quantum Computing Refresher
- Want to Increase Public Engagement? Be Intensely Collaborative
- Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography
- What Did Agencies Learn About AI in 2025?
- Empowering Transportation Agencies With AI-Fueled Innovation
- AI: Where Are We Now?
- Communicating With Confidence
- Getting Serious About Software Testing: The Model-Based Approach
- How AI Can Help Cybersecurity
- Dispatches From the AI Cyber Arms Race
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.