Indian Railways Rules: In the summer season, most of the people prefer to travel in AC in the train. If you are also going to make reservation in AC coach this summer, then a new guideline has been issued by the Railways, which you need to know. Railways told that lakhs of passengers travel in the train every day and it is often seen that people make the sheets, towels and pillows found in the train disappear.
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He takes the bed sheets and towels given by the Railways to his home, but from now on if any passenger does so, he will be punished by the Railways. Railway has issued a guideline regarding this. In AC coaches, the railways provide the facility of sheets and towels to the customers, but the railways is very upset due to these antics of the passengers.
Railways suffer loss of lakhs,
let us tell you that due to these habits of the passengers, Railways has lost lakhs of rupees this year. Railways have told that apart from bedsheets, blankets, passengers steal spoons, kettles, taps, toilet bowls, due to which the railways have to suffer huge losses.
Which route has more items stolen?
In the trains of Bilaspur zone of Chhattisgarh, people are fiercely stealing railway goods. Blankets, bed sheets, pillow covers, face towels are continuously being stolen in long distance express trains running from Bilaspur and Durg.
55 lakhs have been stolen in 4 months
Railway has informed that in the last few months, goods worth about 55 lakh rupees have been stolen in the trains running from Bilaspur zone. According to media reports, goods worth Rs 55 lakh 97 thousand 406 have been stolen in the last four months.
Tell me how much theft happened, in the last four months 12886 face towels have been stolen, the cost of which is Rs 559381. At the same time, 18208 bedsheets have been stolen in 4 months by passengers traveling in AC. Its price is around Rs.2816231. Apart from this, 19767 pillow covers have been stolen, which cost Rs 1014837, 2796 blankets cost Rs 1171999, 312 pillows cost Rs 34956.
You will get 5 years of jail and also a fine,
while giving information, the Railways has said that stealing goods in this way is legally wrong. Railways will take action against such passengers under the Railway Property Act 1966. In this, the passengers will be fined as well as punished. In this, you have a provision of maximum 5 years of jail and fine is also imposed by the Railways.
