The Railway Ministry has decided to undertake a special ticket-checking drive around the festive season to keep a watch on ticketless travellers, especially police officers, who are among the top violators, PTI reported.

The Railway Ministry, on September 20, wrote a letter to the General Manager of 17 Zones requesting them to launch a special drive against ticketless and unauthorised travellers "for the period October 1 to 15 and October 25 to November 10" and take appropriate action under the Railway Act of 1989.