Exposed: Railway tickets seasonal shortage fraud New Delhi: You would have often wondered why it's so difficult to book a ticket during the festive season. An IBN Cobrapost expose has revealed that a full fledged nexus between corrupt police officials, touts and railway clerks defrauds the system.

Cobrapost's undercover reporter posing as a travel agent met railway reservation clerk Kanhaiyalal at the New Delhi station reservation office.

Since it came soon after an IBN Network expose on Tatkal ticket bookings, Kanhaiyalal was cautious, albeit ready to do business.

He said, "There have been many raids... at the stations also. Many travel agencies were raided too."...more    
07:21 AM, Aug 11, 2012