Mumbai Sessions Court Denies Bail To Railway Ticket Agent Accused Of Forging Lok-Bhavan Letters For VIP Quota
Mumbai, August 19, 2026: The sessions court has refused to grant bail to 33-year-old railway ticket agent Mohammed Tarique Khan, arrested for booking tickets under VIP quota by forging letterheads, stamps and seals of the Lok-Bhavan office. Complaint Over Forged Letters Vishal Shinde, an assistant serving in the Lok-Bhavan, had lodged a complaint with Malabar Hill Police Station. It was claimed…
On August 19, 2026, the Mumbai Sessions Court declined to grant bail to 33-year-old railway ticket agent Mohammed Tarique Khan, who was arrested for allegedly forging letterheads and booking tickets under the VIP quota. Assistant Vishal Shinde of Lok-Bhavan filed a complaint with the Malabar Hill Police Station, alleging that he received two forged letters on February 6.
The letters, bearing the name, signature, and stamp of Personal Assistant Abhaysinha Deshmukh, IPS, were verified as forged. Khan was subsequently arrested after booking the tickets. Prosecutors argued that Khan had booked over 400 railway tickets under the VIP quota using forged letterheads from the Lok-Bhavan office and other government offices.
Khan's defense claimed he was falsely implicated, stating he had been working as a railway ticket agent for six years and was a permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh. The court, however, deemed the allegations serious, citing potential risks of evidence tampering, witness pressure, or fleeing, leading to the rejection of Khan's bail plea.
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