Man held for posing as TTE at Katpadi railway station

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The arrested idiosyncratic   was identified arsenic  Hemath Rastogi, a autochthonal  of U.P.

The arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic Hemath Rastogi, a autochthonal of U.P. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A 38-year-old antheral from Uttar Pradesh was arrested astatine Katpadi railway presumption successful Vellore connected Wednesday for posing arsenic a Ticket Traveller Examiner (TTE).

The arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic Hemath Rastogi, a autochthonal of U.P. Initial enquiry revealed that the unfortunate Ali, 43, a autochthonal of Assam, was moving arsenic a operation labourer successful Chittoor municipality successful Andhra Pradesh. He came to the railway presumption to nonstop disconnected his friends to Assam.

After sending them off, Ali decided to publication a summons to Assam. As helium approached the beforehand booking centre astatine the railway station, Rastogi intervened and offered Ali assistance to publication his ticket. In return, Rastogi demanded ₹7,500 arsenic commission.

Ali told constabulary that helium paid the wealth to Rastogi, who said that helium would get a summons for his mobile telephone and near the spot. After waiting for a agelong time, Ali recovered that helium had been cheated and complained to the Government Railway Police (GRP) astatine the railway station.

A constabulary squad recovered Rastogi connected 1 of the platforms astatine the railway station. Police recovered ₹7,500, fake railway tickets and mobile phones from him. A lawsuit was registered, and Rastogi was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. Further probe is nether way.

Published - October 15, 2025 10:37 p.m. IST

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