UP Minister caught travelling without ticket; fined Rs 14k

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Minister Haji Yaqoob Qureshi was caught travelling allegedly without proper ticket in a train last night, railway officials said on Saturday.

Qureshi, who is Minister of State for Haj, was fined Rs 14,000.

"The minister, travelling by Lucknow Mail along with some supporters in AC-1 coach, allegedly failed to produce his ticket during a checking near Alamnagar station on the city outskirts," officials said.

Qureshi, however, claimed he had shown the photo copy of the ticket and said he would move the court against the railway authorities.