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Railway winning war against posters
Updated On: 26 May, 2013 01:39 AM IST | | Apeksha Srivastava
An RTI query reveals that the railways clean up act against those who put up illegal posters inside train compartments, has worked. Over 104 people have been arrested in 2013 and R3.34 lakh recovered in fines
Every time you take a train on the Central and Harbour Line, illegal posters promoting magical potions, pain relief, business opportunities and jobs greet you inside the compartments. However, the Central Railway has claimed that the posters have reduced significantly. This is the reply activist Mansoor Darvesh got from the Railways after he filed a Right To Information (RTI).

A Mumbai local commuter takes a look at the illegal poster advertisements on a Central railway train. File pic
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