Friend, no body can reserve concession ticket without concession form atleast in x-erox copy of the concession certificate, even rilway staff need concession certificate, now a days we Visually Impaired persons are the soft target for cheating.
On 5/1/13, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Amjad, cheer up man. > Experience is the best teacher, they say. > your own account of being cheated is an eye-opener for us. > Thanks for sharing it here. > Though I don't have any bitter experience of being deceived by > strangers at public places, nonetheless believe, deceitful people roam > frequently in plenty at public places. Its just a matter of luck and > chance if we happen to meet good people. > Its like finding a marital spous to one's taste by luck.. > So your greed to get your work done in haste backfired. > You were seeking VIP quota facility he pretended to be VIP and cheated you. > Better you had taken his Phone-number and other details. > But now be-gone by gone. > On 5/1/13, Amjad Ahmed Fitwala <aafitw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> In today's World, risk is an integrated part of our lives. Growing >> risk demands us to be more conscious in every walk of our life >> regardless of disability or any other weakness. So cutting the >> introduction short, I would like to recount my experience in detail in >> order to make you all realize the depth of seriousness of fraudulent >> behaviour and alert you from possible dangers which we all may face. >> >> One of my friend requested me to confirm his railway ticket for his >> schedule journey from Mumbai to Jalgaon on 27th March, 2013 through >> VIP quota as he was planning to visit Mumbai just for appearing his >> SBI exams on 28th April, 2013. >> >> On Saturday morning around 11 AM, I checked PNR status of the ticket >> which was WL 103. I went to the office of Divisional Railway Manager >> at Mumbai CST to complete all the formalities. Suddenly, a man met me >> on platform number 5 and offered his help taking me at CCM building on >> platform number 1 where I was suppose to go for the said formalities. >> >> Further, he inquired all the needful information from my end and >> informed me that due to railway election, these officials have been >> transferred in some other building and now, mere administrative >> department is functioning in this building, so he took me in another >> building at reservation office and asked me to wait for a while. >> >> During this conversation, He also provided his professional as well as >> personal details. He was a railway staff and His real sister also >> happened to be a visually impaired and got married to a banker, so >> this guy pretended as if he could completely empathize challenges of >> visually impaired persons. >> >> He took initiative himself to solve my problem and started dialing >> some numbers from his mobile phone to convince railway staff for my >> waitlisted ticket. After 30 minutes of telephonic conversations with >> his different colleagues around 12:15, he informed me that the PNR >> status is wl48 and due to the last day of railway election, VIP quota >> has been completely reserved so it’s very difficult to confirm the >> ticket. Finally, he painted the picture that I have no option but to >> cancel this ticket and book a fresh one in staff quota with his so >> called benevolent assistance. After sometime, with my accord He >> confirmed my friend’s ticket in Coach No. S2 and Seat No. 48 in staff >> quota by mere calling to someone. >> >> I got suspicious and inquired, how he can book a reserved ticket with >> concessional fare (Ticket was of Rs.70) without my friend’s concession >> certificate? He replied that I am a railway staff, so provided my ID >> number to the manager and there is no need of his concessional >> certificate as we also have his disability certificate issued by the >> government authority. >> >> Then he guided me at down stairs and asked me to wait once again till >> another fellow handover the confirmed ticket for rs.195/-. He also >> explained, emergency booking was the cause for increased cost of >> ticket. >> >> Finally, another fellow appeared and they parted from me for around 1 >> minute or so. Then they both approached me and handed over the ticket. >> It was a fresh printed ticket. I gave him Rs. 200/- as a payment. He >> said that he did not have change of Rs. 5/-. I left the matter and >> collected the ticket with the feeling of gratitude towards that >> person. >> >> In the evening, I thought that I should inform the PNR number to my >> friend, so I gave the ticket to my father and ask him to read out the >> detail for my verification. When he read all the details, I found that >> I have been cheated completely; Because, the ticket was someone else >> “Cancelled ticket” of 25th April, 2013. I got shocked, not because I >> los my money, but because I got cheated so easily. I know taking >> sighted assistant is unavoidable in visually challenged person's life, >> but this worth learning experience triggered me to pen down all this >> matter and initiate healthy discussion in order to share other's >> suggestions, views and experiences, so we all can be more equipped >> with upcoming difficulties. >> At last, most importantly, thanks to our own Access India family >> member and a friend, Ms. Siddhi Desai for her great contribution in >> editting the story and present the same in a beautiful manner. >> I will also thank to my friend Mr. Rohiet Patil who encouraged and >> provided me all needful support to bring this issue on this list. >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > MPhil Research Scholar > Centre for the Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- vivek, Ph.919868954833, New Delhi Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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