IT IS all over in a matter of seconds.

When the online window to book tickets on long-distance trains opens at 8 am, all it takes for unauthorised software programmes, such as ‘Brahmos’, ‘Tesla’, ‘Avengers’ and ‘Dr Doom’, to fill in the required details is 15 seconds —leaving thousands of other ticket-seekers stranded.

These software hacks, given “trendy names” by developers so that they can “easily be recalled”, are the focus of a crackdown by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on inter-state gangs comprising developers, online admins, “super sellers” and touts, The Indian Express has learnt.

Explaining how the system works, an official said that a day before the booking is open online, details like name and age of a person wanting to reserve a ticket is taken by the tout who has a “

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