Indian Railways. — Illegal fine done on students of kendriya vidyalaya.

Address:

Nagpur, Maharashtra

Students of KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA went to K.V- IIT-MUMBAI to take participate in "23rd.NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CONGRESS" representing West Bengal on 23.11.15 . On the return journey by BOMBAY MAIL VIA NAGPUR on 29.11.15 the 19 students having 05 girl students got distributed after RAC confirmation in different sleeper class coaches . On the journey I found that passengers having waiting list tickets and normal ticket got into sleeper class and 3rd-A.C reservation compartments after giving money to the receptive TTEs and after complaining to the TTE they did not do any thing. In the morning time nearly about 9.30 am 03 students who are known to me and my family came from the sleeper class coach to our A.C 3RD. to give charge to their mobiles. In that section of 8 seats only my family having 3 seats was present and the other seats were vacant. Suddenly one man came shown his ID CARD as special branch checking of NAGPUR C.RLY. and told that fine of RS. 3600 has to be given . We told that the students representing BENGAL have valid SLEEPER class tickets and just came to have a curtisy visit with us and some mobile charging but the TTE--named C.W.ECHKAPURE having ID. NO.001597 of nagpur c.rly. abused the students very badly and fined them Rs.3600 denoting "WITHOUT TICKET" though the small boys of age group 12 years to 14 years showed him their valid sleeper class reservation tickets. But the special branch TTE did not took the differential fare of the two class and then calculate the fine.He boldly told the students that he will not calculate. I on the behalf of the students gave the fine amount though the TTE asked for adjustment. After taking the fine I told him that the reserved seats of the students are occupied by local travelers and I told him to take action. TTE - c.w.echkapur TOLD that he will not do anything as they are daily passengers and told me not to disturb him. Then he went to the pantry car where I found him taking money from the local short trip passengers who were sitting in the pantry car coup. I asked him why he is doing so, he told me to mind my own business. Then he went to the next sleeper class coach and collected money from the passengers who were sitting with pride in other reserve sits and finally he got vanished in NAGPUR. My question is that is the INDIAN RAILWAY "TTEs" board train only to earn illegal money or they have some responsibility to look after the passengers.