Following the festive season, a mega raid was conducted by the railway police officials at the central railway division. According to the sources, the Railway Protection Force, Crime investigation Bureau staff, RPF Anti tout squad and staff of various RPF post have made 16 tout cases and arrested at least 17 accused who were allegedly involved in ticket touting in a weeks time (from 26 October to 2nd of November). The Railway authority also found crore of rupees dead and alive tickets with them.

An officer said, "The raids are going in all over india at the same time. During the festival season people do not get reservation tickets easily and because of which they visit tout and the touts take advantage of that by over charging them for every tickets. At this time touts are nailed down by cops and arrested under touting act,"