There will be many people around you who would have brought home the towels and sheets they got during the train journey. Most of the people do it for fun and come home and boast that ‘Dekho hum ise utha laaye’… But now if you do this, you can be jailed and a heavy fine can also be imposed along with it. So let us tell you in this article that if you steal any goods from the train, then how much punishment will be given to you.
What does the railway law say
If you steal railway goods, then the railway has a law to punish you, with the help of which the Indian Railways can get you punished. This law is the Railway Property Act 1966. According to this act, if you steal or damage any property of the railway, then action can be taken against you. You can be punished for this crime for one year and a fine of one thousand. Sometimes both are imposed, that means you have to pay the fine as well as serve the sentence. On the other hand, talking about the maximum punishment, it is of 5 years.
how much has been stolen
Let us tell you that a figure was released last year by the Western Railway zone, according to which 1.95 lakh towels, 81,776 bed sheets, 5,038 pillows and 7,543 blankets were stolen between 2017 and 2018. Think in a country where people are stealing towels, sheets and pillows from the railways… what kind of development will happen there. However, after reading this article, if you see someone doing this around you, then definitely tell him that it is a big crime and after doing it, you can be punished for a long time.
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