A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Sabarmati Railway Station for allegedly impersonating a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and extorting money from passengers while dressed in a fake railway uniform. The accused was identified as Mukesh Lakaram Mali, a native of Rajasthan who was currently living in Goregaon East in Mumbai. According to railway police officials, the arrest was made after RPF personnel received specific information about a suspicious individual roaming near the station premises while pretending to be a railway official and interacting with passengers in a misleading manner.
Police said the accused was caught around 5 am on May 14 near the Station Master’s office located on Platform No. 1 of Sabarmati Railway Station. The complaint in the case was filed by 31-year-old RPF officer Chetan Kumar Prajapat, who was posted at the station. During routine surveillance, RPF personnel spotted a man wearing a white shirt and black trousers, resembling the attire commonly worn by TTEs. His behaviour reportedly raised suspicion among officials, prompting them to stop and question him regarding his identity, official posting, and duties within the railway department during the early morning inspection operation.
During interrogation, the suspect allegedly introduced himself as a TTE but failed to produce any valid government-issued identification card when asked by officials. Police said he was then taken to the RPF office for detailed questioning, where he reportedly admitted that he had no connection with the Indian Railways. Investigators alleged that the accused had been posing as a ticket examiner to deceive passengers and illegally collect money by pretending to be an authorised railway employee. At the time of detention, he was allegedly carrying a fake identity card and was fully dressed in a uniform styled to resemble that of an official TTE.
Railway police officials confirmed that a case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dealing with impersonation and fraudulent misrepresentation. Authorities are now investigating whether the accused had carried out similar acts at other railway stations or targeted passengers on previous occasions as part of a larger cheating operation. Officials are also trying to determine how long he had been impersonating a railway official and whether any accomplices were involved in the alleged fraud. Further investigation into the matter is currently underway, and police are expected to question more witnesses and passengers.
A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Sabarmati Railway Station for allegedly impersonating a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and extorting money from passengers while dressed in a fake railway uniform. The accused was identified as Mukesh Lakaram Mali, a native of Rajasthan who was currently living in Goregaon East in Mumbai. According to railway police officials, the arrest was made after RPF personnel received specific information about a suspicious individual roaming near the station premises while pretending to be a railway official and interacting with passengers in a misleading manner.
Police said the accused was caught around 5 am on May 14 near the Station Master’s office located on Platform No. 1 of Sabarmati Railway Station. The complaint in the case was filed by 31-year-old RPF officer Chetan Kumar Prajapat, who was posted at the station. During routine surveillance, RPF personnel spotted a man wearing a white shirt and black trousers, resembling the attire commonly worn by TTEs. His behaviour reportedly raised suspicion among officials, prompting them to stop and question him regarding his identity, official posting, and duties within the railway department during the early morning inspection operation.
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During interrogation, the suspect allegedly introduced himself as a TTE but failed to produce any valid government-issued identification card when asked by officials. Police said he was then taken to the RPF office for detailed questioning, where he reportedly admitted that he had no connection with the Indian Railways. Investigators alleged that the accused had been posing as a ticket examiner to deceive passengers and illegally collect money by pretending to be an authorised railway employee. At the time of detention, he was allegedly carrying a fake identity card and was fully dressed in a uniform styled to resemble that of an official TTE.
Railway police officials confirmed that a case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dealing with impersonation and fraudulent misrepresentation. Authorities are now investigating whether the accused had carried out similar acts at other railway stations or targeted passengers on previous occasions as part of a larger cheating operation. Officials are also trying to determine how long he had been impersonating a railway official and whether any accomplices were involved in the alleged fraud. Further investigation into the matter is currently underway, and police are expected to question more witnesses and passengers.