Indian Railways: Divided By Zones, United By Railfans - Karthik

Today was a bad experience, I would also like the people to comment how to handle this situation. I was booked by delhi Mumbai Rajdhani on 27th Aug, 2012. While coming to newdelhi station by metro train I alighted there at 4:10 pm my purse was pickpocketed which contained my money, photo ID and credit card for which I duly told the metro customer care who told that you shall have to go to kashmere gate metro police stn for registering your complaint. As there were hardly 20 min for the departure of rajdhani exp. I went to the platform and told the TTE for coach ac 3 tier, B7 my plight and requested him to let me board the train ( I knew as per rules I am not allowed) I further told that I might not be able to pay as all money has gone. But I...
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can get a soft copy of my I'd on my mobile, Also I had recd the ticket on my mobile, Which I had recd from irctc. The TTE flatly refused and asked me to disembark from the train. Now I am stranded in Delhi with no money( which I shall manage) but I don't have an original photo ID, thus I can't book a tatkal tkt nor book any online tkt. should I wait for a courier to arrive from mumbai which carries my ID, and how to get tkt at such a short notice.