In a joint operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Squad Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTE) staff arrested a fake TTE near Rajahmundry on Friday.
The accused was taken into custody while he was collecting money from the passengers by issuing excess fake tickets (tickets issued to passengers after imposing penalties), in Train No. 13352 Allapuzha-Dhanbad Express.
The TTE Squad and the RPF, who were checking the passengers noticed the accused, V. Venkateswarlu, issuing fake tickets to the passengers between Rajahmundry-Dwarapudi stations on Friday.