Fake cancer certificates used to book rail seats in Mumbai, racket busted by Western Railways

authorities of Western Railway in Mumbai have busted a racket in which people submitted forged cancer patient concession certificates to get reserved train tickets.

railways provide between 50 to 100 per cent concession on basic fare in various travel classes to cancer patients and y are also given preference for confirmed berths in emergency quota.

Acting on a tip-off, Western Railway's Vigilance department seized 74 such forged cancer concession certificates from ticket reservation centre at Dar in city.

A senior Western Railway official said forged forms used by se people bear stamp and signature of a famous city-based oncologist.

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"It is shocking that people are using such fake cancer documents to get confirmed tickets on trains. We have recovered 74 such forms from Dar reservation centre.

However, accused mand to escape," said Ravinder Bhakar, chief public relations officer, Western Railway.

" doctors whose signatures appear on se forms have denied any involvement. We are investigating furr and might also take help from city police since this is a case of forgery," Mr Bhakar ded.

He said that a person travelling on a reserved ticket obtained using one such fake form on CSMT-Varanasi Mahanagari Express has been detained at Jabalpur.

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