3 cr suspicious train user IDs deactivated

New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Parliament that Aadhaar-based authentication, multi-layer cybersecurity, and anti-fraud measures led to the de-activation of 3.03 crore suspicious user IDs in train ticket booking in 2025, ensuring seamless booking for genuine users.

In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said that 60.43 billion (6,043 crore) on malicious bot requests were blocked in six months (till December 2025), pro-tecting the integrity of the e-ticketing system.

According to the minister, 376 complaints have been lodged on the National Cyber Crime Portal, pertaining to 3.99 lakh suspicious bookings, and 12,819 suspicious email domains have been blocked in 2025.

According to the minister, to curb misuse and improve fairness in Tatkal bookings, Aadhaar-based one-time password (OTP) verification for online Tatkal ticket booking has been introduced.