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Mumbai: FIRs Filed After Ticket Checker and Passenger Clash at Kandivali Station
- •The railway police registered two FIRs against both a chief ticketing inspector and a woman passenger following a chaotic altercation at Kandivali railway station in north Mumbai.
- •The incident occurred when the 25-year-old woman attempted to flee without paying a fine for ticketless travel, resulting in her falling and her clothes getting torn as the CTI tried to stop her.
- •A group of unidentified women later intervened to rescue the passenger, leading to a large mob gathering at the ticket-checking office to demand a public apology from the CTI.
- •Police and Railway Protection Force personnel intervened to disperse the crowd and restore order at the station.
- •Western Railway emphasized that ticket-checking staff must be allowed to perform their statutory duties without intimidation or unlawful obstruction.
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The incident occurred when a 25-year-old woman passenger tried to flee after being caught traveling without a ticket. When chief ticketing inspector Priya Ambavade tried to stop her, a scuffle ensued where the passenger fell and her clothes got torn. Later, a mob gathered to pressure the CTI for an apology, prompting the railway police to register cross-FIRs against both the ticket checker and the woman passenger for assault.
The railway police registered two separate FIRs following the chaos at the station. The chief ticketing inspector was booked for allegedly assaulting the woman passenger, while the passenger was simultaneously charged with assaulting a public servant while on duty.
After the ticket checker escorted the passenger to the office, three to four unidentified women intervened and forcibly took the passenger away, disrupting official duties. This action drew a crowd of people who accused the CTI of arrogant behavior and inappropriate language, ultimately demanding a public apology that she refused to give.
