India, Dec. 27 -- In response to a surge in cases involving fake and digitally manipulated local train tickets, the Western Railway (WR) has begun specialised training for Train Ticket Examiners (TTE) to help them identify invalid season passes and UTS tickets, including those generated using artificial intelligence.

WR officials said the move follows recent incidents in which commuters were found travelling using forged tickets that even trained TTEs were initially unable to detect. "Due to the misuse of technology, we are preparing our staff to be more alert. So far, 800 employees have been trained in the past 10 days, and the rest will be covered soon," a WR official said.

There has been a noticeable rise in cases of commuters using ...