"The case is in line with our policy of having a robust internal mechanism of ensuring probity and having a zero tolerance towards corruption," CBI Director Alok Verma said.The ticket bookings under Tatkal quota open at 10 am for AC class and 11 AM for non-AC coaches for the trains departing next day. Earlier, he had served with IRCTC, which handles ticketing system of the railways, between 2007 and 2011.The CBI probe so far has indicated that Garg learnt the vulnerabilities of the IRCTC ticketing software during his tenure there which he exploited in his software, they said. "Use of such software is illegal as per rules and regulations of IRCTC and also under the Railways Act. While Garg was arrested here, Gupta was nabbed from Jaunpur. "As number of seats available are limited, the use of this illicit software denies the genuine and authorised passenger a fair access to the IRCTC server to get confirmed Tatkal tickets," it alleged.Garg and Gupta have been sent to five-day CBI custody by a court.

Source: Times of India December 27, 2017 16:06 UTC