New Delhi. One mistake cost many passengers while traveling in the train. All of them were arrested by the Indian Railways. They had tickets, but instead of getting down at the station, they wanted to get down near their respective villages or homes. For this, chain pulling was done. Railways collected heavy penalty from them. You too should not make such mistakes while travelling.
In Jhansi division of North Central Railway, 336 cases of pulling alarm chain without sufficient reason were reported from 1 April to 21 May 2024, in which 335 persons were arrested and a fine of Rs 81575 was collected from them under various sections of the Railway Act. These passengers wanted to stop the train near their home or village and get down. Pulling chain without proper reason is a crime.
Indian Railways has requested passengers not to pull the alarm chain without any sufficient reason. This causes inconvenience to the passengers. The train is not able to run on time. Apart from this, it has been seen many times that due to such chain pulling, students miss their exams, sick people are not able to get timely treatment. In the Railway Act, there is a provision of 6 months to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000 in case of chain pulling without any reason.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 23, 2024, 07:01 IST