The South Central Railway (SCR) officials booked 219 cases against those found smoking in railway premises during a month-long safety drill.Additionally, seven cases were booked against people carrying inflammables including firecrackers on trains.

Safety checks were executed between October 18 and November 16 by the SCR officials. They conducted 1540 checks at different railway stations, 1028 checks in trains and 186 checks on other railway premises.

In addition to that, several awareness programs were held before Diwali to sensitize rail users not to carry inflammables on railway premises.