Seven college students landed in trouble on January 5 when they boarded a train from Borivli station to travel to Chandigarh and then to Shimla for shooting a music album. When they got into the train, they saw their seats had already been occupied. A verbal tiff between them and the occupants forced the TC to intervene. That is when they realised that their tickets were fake, and the travel agent who booked those, had duped them.

According to the police, six of the victims have been identified as Jason Fernandes, Kunal Lala, Round Rathore, Krishna Singh, Genevieve Pitchen and Isensa Luis. Fernandes had come across agent Ali's contact details on Justdial. "Ali from Bharat Tours and Travels called me up and said he could give me confirmed tickets for the onward as well as return journey," said Fernandes.