India, Jan. 20 -- Nearly 5,800 commuters were caught travelling without valid tickets during a 12-hour special drive conducted by the Central Railway (CR) across Mumbai's suburban network on Saturday.

As part of the intensified check, CR deployed around 750 ticket checkers at 20 key railway stations and onboard suburban, Mail-Express and shuttle trains. In total, 5,787 cases of ticketless travel were detected during the drive, averaging about 482 offenders every hour.

According to CR sources, nearly 62% of those caught were suburban commuters travelling without tickets in AC local trains and First Class compartments. An additional 2,000 passengers were also penalised during routine ticket checks conducted alongside the special drive.

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