Overview
- Detections rose nearly 10% from the same period a year earlier, while penalties jumped more than 20% to Rs 183.16 crore.
- December 2025 saw a near-term spike with 3.24 lakh cases and Rs 18.25 crore collected, up from 2.93 lakh and Rs 13.55 crore in December 2024.
- Division results varied, with Mumbai leading in cases at 12.82 lakh and Bhusaval leading in collections at Rs 63.83 crore for April–December.
- Pune Division logged 3.41 lakh ticketless passengers and recovered Rs 20.84 crore, alongside ongoing checks on its suburban services.
- Enforcement used station, ambush, fortress and intensive checks plus mega drives, with officials urging tickets via counters, ATVMs, IRCTC or the Rail One app and warning of penalties up to seven years for fraudulent tickets.