To provide better facilities to passengers, the Jammu Division of Northern Railway, under the leadership of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Shri Uchit Singhal, conducts various campaigns every month to maintain awareness among passengers about railway rules, ensure safe travel, and prevent ticket fraud.
Similarly, a special campaign on fake UTS tickets was conducted from December 15th to December 21st by teams constituted by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager at every railway station in the division.
The main objective was to curb the circulation of fake tickets in the railways, which are being created using the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in today’s technological era. It also aimed to educate passengers about using valid and authentic tickets.
Recently, a case of a fake ticket created using the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was detected in the Jaipur Division of North Western Railway. Following this, this campaign was launched in the Jammu Division. Under this campaign, more than 2200 (UTS) unreserved tickets were checked across all railway stations in the division. Unique ID numbers and QR code scanning were used to detect fake tickets.
During this period, four cases of fake UTS unreserved tickets created with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) were detected.
Appropriate penalties were levied in these cases. Regarding this campaign organized in the division, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Uchit Singhal, stated, “This step has been taken to prevent digital fraud and ensure a uniform and safe travel experience for all passengers. It is also a way to curb unauthorized ticket agents from misusing this technology for their own benefit. Similar campaigns will be conducted in the division in the future as well. The railway administration urges its passengers not to tamper with tickets using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or any other digital means, as this is a punishable offense. Strict action will be taken against those caught. Passengers are requested to travel with valid tickets.”