MUMBAI: An FIR was registered against a couple for manhandling a ticket checker at CSMT following an argument over producing tickets. Govt Railway Police (GRP) is probing further.The incident occurred on Oct 25 between 6.55 pm and 7 pm. Ticket checking staffer, Jignesh Bhavsar, was on duty at the concourse area near platforms no. 5 and 6 and was asking passengers to produce their tickets. When he asked a couple, the male passenger claimed to be a railway employee.Bhavsar asked him to produce his railway identity card or proof of employment, but he refused. Bhavsar asked the couple to pay the fine when they tried to leave. While trying to nab them, the male passenger’s short was torn. The couple then manhandled and verbally abused Bhavsar.With the help of a passenger and a female RPF staffer, Bhavsar managed to nab the couple and handed them over to the GRP. The accused were identified as Hrishikesh Pawar, 24, and Nikita Pawar, 23. The couple hails from Ahilyanagar.“Ticket checking is an essential part of railway operations, aimed at ensuring authorised travel and safeguarding the interests of genuine passengers. Central Railway appeals to all passengers to cooperate with ticket checking staff and other railway personnel in the discharge of their duties. Passengers claiming railway employee status or travel concessions must produce valid documentary proof whenever demanded by authorised railway staff. Any act of violence, misbehaviour or obstruction of railway employees on duty will be viewed seriously and dealt with in accordance with the law,” said a CR spokesperson.
