THANE: A bunch of alert passengers right here recently bust a racket fleecing commuters by charging for the free-for-use urinal at the railway station.
Urinals, except for for bathrooms and deluxe rest room amenities, at all suburban stations are unfastened for passengers.
On Tuesday, a passenger spotted an unidentified man, who later offered himself as an worker of the toilet facility operator, trying to force a gullible aged passenger to pay Re 1 for the usage of the urinal at the Kalyan-end on platform 2 at Thane station. He used to be soon joined by fellow passengers who demanded to grasp why the cash used to be being charged in spite of a board at the premises obviously pointing out the power used to be unfastened.
Activists concern the risk could be rampant because the railways operate hundreds of urinals and sought stern action by the railways.
A video of the incident shared on a social networking web page by one R R Patil from Shahpur confirmed passengers wondering the “worker” and his partner, who had been manning the counter at the urinal on platform 2. They asked the man to identify his contractor and the rule which allowed him to assemble cash. As the commuters began recording the dialog, the duo panicked, apologised to the aged passenger and fled.
The video used to be being shared on social networking websites to alert commuters at the Mumbai native network to avoid falling in the trap and immediately alert station government about such cheats.
“These miscreants could be earning 1000's bearing in mind that there are hundreds of urinals around the suburban Mumbai network. Passengers will have to be alert and record such mischief to the government,” instructed Patil.
When contacted, the Central Railway management at Thane and the railway police claimed that they haven’t gained any criticism however mentioned they're going to examine whether or not this kind of fraud is being pulled on passengers at the station.
Urinals, except for for bathrooms and deluxe rest room amenities, at all suburban stations are unfastened for passengers.
On Tuesday, a passenger spotted an unidentified man, who later offered himself as an worker of the toilet facility operator, trying to force a gullible aged passenger to pay Re 1 for the usage of the urinal at the Kalyan-end on platform 2 at Thane station. He used to be soon joined by fellow passengers who demanded to grasp why the cash used to be being charged in spite of a board at the premises obviously pointing out the power used to be unfastened.
Activists concern the risk could be rampant because the railways operate hundreds of urinals and sought stern action by the railways.
A video of the incident shared on a social networking web page by one R R Patil from Shahpur confirmed passengers wondering the “worker” and his partner, who had been manning the counter at the urinal on platform 2. They asked the man to identify his contractor and the rule which allowed him to assemble cash. As the commuters began recording the dialog, the duo panicked, apologised to the aged passenger and fled.
The video used to be being shared on social networking websites to alert commuters at the Mumbai native network to avoid falling in the trap and immediately alert station government about such cheats.
“These miscreants could be earning 1000's bearing in mind that there are hundreds of urinals around the suburban Mumbai network. Passengers will have to be alert and record such mischief to the government,” instructed Patil.
When contacted, the Central Railway management at Thane and the railway police claimed that they haven’t gained any criticism however mentioned they're going to examine whether or not this kind of fraud is being pulled on passengers at the station.
Rly commuters nab cons charging for free urinal
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January 06, 2019
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