Newsbytes
  • India
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
  • Inspirational
  • Career
  • Bengaluru
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Videos
  • Find Cricket Statistics
Hindi
More
Newsbytes
Hindi
Newsbytes
User Placeholder

Hi,

Logout


India
Business
World
Politics
Sports
Science
Entertainment
Auto
Lifestyle
Inspirational
Career
Bengaluru
Delhi
Mumbai
Videos
Find Cricket Statistics

More Links
  • Videos

Download Android App

Follow us on
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Youtube
 
Home / News / India News / IITian, arrested for 'Tatkal' booking app, wants to help IRCTC
  • India

    IITian, arrested for 'Tatkal' booking app, wants to help IRCTC

    Siddhant Pandey
    Written by
    Siddhant Pandey
    Twitter
    Last updated on Nov 20, 2020, 12:58 am
    IITian, arrested for 'Tatkal' booking app, wants to help IRCTC
  • Earlier last month, the Railway Police Force had arrested a software developer from his home in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, for creating two railway ticketing applications.

    S. Yuvarajaa, 32, had developed Super Tatkal and Super Tatkal Pro which allow fast booking compared to the infamously inconvenient Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website.

    Yuvarajaa now says that he wants to help make the website better.

  • In this article
    Yuvarajaa arrested for 'unauthorized business of procuring/supplying railway tickets' 'I would like to help them make their website better' Yuvarajaa picked up coding early; graduated from MIT-Chennai, IIT-Kgp After using IRCTC, he decided to launch Super Tatkal Railway Police says Yuvarajaa earned Rs. 20 lakh through apps Here's what the IRCTC said He didn't obtain required permissions from IRCTC: Official
  • Arrest

    Yuvarajaa arrested for 'unauthorized business of procuring/supplying railway tickets'

    Yuvarajaa arrested for 'unauthorized business of procuring/supplying railway tickets'
  • Yuvarajaa, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, was arrested on October 23 from his Tirupur home.

    He was arrested under the Indian Railways Act 1989 for the "unauthorized business of procuring and supplying railway tickets."

    Yuvarajaa spent about a week in jail and railway authorities also deactivated the two apps, which were available on Google Play.

  • Quote

    'I would like to help them make their website better'

  • Yuvarajaa told HuffPost, "I want them to talk to me and find out how the apps can help IRCTC's ticket-booking operations."

    "I might have been naive and unaware of consequences when I developed the apps but I had the best of intentions," he said, "I would like to help them make their website better so that end-users, the passengers, can book tickets easily."

  • Backstory

    Yuvarajaa picked up coding early; graduated from MIT-Chennai, IIT-Kgp

    Yuvarajaa picked up coding early; graduated from MIT-Chennai, IIT-Kgp
  • Reportedly, Yuvarajaa hails from a family of farmers. His father worked as a farmer till 2008 when he died while his mother still cultivates the family's land.

    He first started programming in BASIC at age 11 and developed a love for coding.

    He enrolled for an aeronautical engineering course at the Madras Institute of Technology in 2007 and joined IIT-Kharagpur for his Masters.

  • Apps

    After using IRCTC, he decided to launch Super Tatkal

  • Thereupon, Yuvarajaa worked in Bengaluru, shuttling between the "Silicon Valley of India" and his hometown.

    It was then that he realized the IRCTC was terribly slow.

    He launched Super Tatkal in 2016, which allowed users to pre-fill their journey details and paste these onto the IRCTC website.

    The app was free for the first year and later introduced in-app purchases.

  • Apps

    Railway Police says Yuvarajaa earned Rs. 20 lakh through apps

    Railway Police says Yuvarajaa earned Rs. 20 lakh through apps
  • According to the Railway Police, Yuvarajaa earned roughly Rs. 20 lakh through the apps between 2016 and 2020.

    Yuvarajaa told HuffPost that his users were aware of the payment model and that he did not cheat anyone.

    In 2019, he launched Super Tatkal Pro, which allowed booking on IRCTC's rail connect app.

    The IRCTC said that the apps were used illegally to book tickets.

  • Twitter Post

    Here's what the IRCTC said

  • The software developed was used illegally to book tkts through the tickets denying genuine users.Use of illegal software is prohibited under Rly act. No faster app as these features were available with IRCTC which were disabled to ensure level playing field .

    — IRCTC (@IRCTCofficial) November 17, 2020
  • Issues

    He didn't obtain required permissions from IRCTC: Official

    He didn't obtain required permissions from IRCTC: Official
  • An RPF official told HuffPost that Yuvarajaa's mistake was that he "did not obtain the needed permission from IRCTC."

    Those who help passengers to book tickets are required to register with the IRCTC as an agent.

    Yuvarajaa said he "was not aware that the app would be considered illegal," arguing that the IRCTC could have sent him a warning or a cease-and-desist order.

  • Tamil Nadu
  • IRCTC
  • Google
  • Bengaluru
  • Railway Police
  •  
Latest News
  • #ComicBytes: What is Chaos Magic, Scarlet Witch's power in 'WandaVision'?
    #ComicBytes: What is Chaos Magic, Scarlet Witch's power in 'WandaVision'?
    Entertainment
  • Samsung Galaxy A72 spotted on Google Play Console, launch imminent
    Samsung Galaxy A72 spotted on Google Play Console, launch imminent
    Science
  • NewsBytes Briefing: WhatsApp gets desktop voice calling, and more
    NewsBytes Briefing: WhatsApp gets desktop voice calling, and more
    Science
  • #FundingAlert: Bijnis receives secondary round of funding from prominent investors
    #FundingAlert: Bijnis receives secondary round of funding from prominent investors
    Business
  • Netflix releases Fast Laughs, a TikTok-rivaling short video feature
    Netflix releases Fast Laughs, a TikTok-rivaling short video feature
    Science
Trending Topics
ISRO Vaccine
Next News Article
Share
Cancel

Want to share it with your friends too?

Facebook Whatsapp Twitter Linkedin
Copied

Love India news?

Subscribe to stay updated.

India Thumbnail
India News Business News World News Politics News Sports News Science News Entertainment News Auto News Lifestyle News Inspirational News
Career News Bengaluru News Delhi News Mumbai News Bharti Airtel Mukesh Ambani Twitter Indian Premier League Samsung Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma Cricket News YouTube Hollywood News WhatsApp Bollywood News Nitin Gadkari ISRO Yoga Honda
Batman Football News BMW Vaccine Reliance Jio OPPO Food News, Healthy Recipes Tesla Royal Challengers Bangalore Toyota
Fashion Tips Emmy Awards Mercedes Barcelona FC Isha Ambani India Vs England Cricket OnePlus Mobiles Android TV Smart TV Marvel Comics
Avengers Neha Kakkar Premier League Big Bang Theory
About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us News Reviews News Archive Topics Archive Find Cricket Statistics
Follow us on
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2021