Chennai: Police have arrested two fake loco pilots from West Bengal, including a 17-year-old boy at Erode in Tamilnadu.
It is said the duo had been operating the West Bengal-Ernakulam Express for the past two years.
The duo was caught on suspicion when the RPF noticed them in the loco pilot’s uniform carrying flags, multi-purpose torch lights and name badges.
During the questioning, the duo allegedly admitted to having been trained by a loco pilot in West Bengal, and the minor confessed that he has been operating trains for the past two years.
Police said a loco pilot from West Bengal trained them as Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP) and later asked them to operate trains in his stead. They have been operating both goods and passenger trains. He also gave them uniforms, name badges and other items used by loco pilots. The two were also paid.