In a crackdown operation against touts and IRCTC agents that began on Thursday, the Indian Railways arrested six touts and eight IRCTC agents who had allegedly hacked into the ticket system and selling tickets for a premium price. Tickets worth Rs 6.36 lakhs were also recovered from the culprits.

The IRCTC agents were using personal Ids to corner tickets and then sell them unauthorisedly at a high cost. One tout was found using auto fill software called 'Super Tatkal Pro'. Action has been initiated to get them blacklisted, said railway officials.