Kochi: A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) was injured when a group of guest workers allegedly attacked him for penalizing ticket-less travel in Kerala.
The TTE, Ansal (33) hailing from Perumbavoor, was assaulted on the Ernakulam-Howrah Antyodaya Express on Monday evening. He has been admitted to the Ernakulam General Hospital.
Apart from suffering injuries, the TTE lost his mobile as the labourers threw it out of the running train.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers later arrested two persons named Aniqul Sheikh and Shoukath Ali in connection with the incident.
A group of four labourers hailing from Bengal had boarded the train from Aluva without tickets. When the TTE detected their ticket-less travel, he imposed a fine and gave them the required papers. However, by that time, one person in the group had shifted to another compartment.
Later, while checking tickets in that compartment, Ansal noticed the labourer who had escaped without paying the fine and questioned him. This led to an argument and the TTE was reportedly attacked when the train reached Thrissur.
