Did you know that the Ganga & Kaveri rivers are connected? ... by Mysore Varanasi Express - Vishwanath Joshi

booked 4 tatkal tickets in this train. all got confirmed before journey. However while booking i didnt have my ID card handy. coz in IRCTC it didnt show as a manadatory field when i checked the previous day.
However while booking it refused to go forward without the ID card numbers. I faintly remembered the first four digits of my DL and typed in there.
During travel time, i explained to the TTE that i didnt have my ID at that time, and didnt have time to go and get the...
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same. I carried a print out of the IRCTC page to show that the tickets were booked from my account only. I also carried a print out of my bank statement from net banking that clearly showed the money was paid from my account. However the TTE refused and said this is not a valid ticket. I accept it was my fault to an extent, however he said he will charge me the same fare of 4 tickets as fine. we finally decided on Rs 500.
My question is even when the DL no had 4-5 correct digits... (DL start with the state reg with), and i also showed the bank account details and IRCTC account details, was the TTE right in asking for the fine?