Nearly 4 thousand rupees fine recovered from 280 offenders
Nagpur: People who want everything for free do not seem to have any shame or fear. Wherever they go they try to take advantage of everything for free. They do not feel ashamed or are afraid of being insulted. They do not seem to be undeterred as far as facing the music while doing such inappropriate things is concerned. Now let us have a look at the number of passengers who were found travelling for free in ST buses during the recent festive season.
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29 May 2025
During Diwali, 280 people travelled for free without taking any ticket. By simply sitting in ST buses, they went around moving from one village to another in the process. However, the flying squad of ST managed to catch hold of them and has taken action. A collective fine of Rs 3980 has been imposed on the offenders.
How much fine was recovered by which depot?
Depot Fine recovered
Katol – Rs 1227
Ghat Road- Rs. 979
Umred – Rs. 260
Ramtek – Rs. 484
Saoner – Rs 472
Other depots – Rs.558
Maximum offenders detected and fined under Katol Depot
Most of the commuters in Nagpur district who were found travelling for free were detected along the Katol route. People want to go to different villages. But they don’t want to pay their ST bus fare. Taking advantage of the crowd, these travelers simply sit in ST buses and keep on travelling ahead. In certain cases, they even manage to reach their destinations undetected. ST officials have caught such passengers and recovered a total fine of Rs 1227 from them.
Eight teams in district for inspection
The MSRTC administration has dispatched eight squads to catch passengers who are travelling for free. They abruptly go to any route and stop any bus. Tickets of passengers are checked thoroughly. Then these teams impose fines against persons who are found travelling without any tickets.
We always strive to any extent to provide comfortable and state of the art service to passengers. However, if someone wants to travel around for free in an unauthorized manner, then strict and appropriate action is taken against such passengers by imposing fines.
