Reacting to the viral video of a Mumbai local train where a travelling ticket inspector (TTE) was physically assaulted by passengers on August 15, the CPRO Wester Railway Vineet Abhishek said those three persons who tried to create a disturbance had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.
Speaking to ANI, the CPRO Abhishek said that a video went viral on social media of the incident that happened on August 15 in which three passengers travelling in the AC local were caught with three first-class tickets. The ticket price of the AC local is more than the first-class tickets, he further said.
He added, “These passengers were told to pay the penalty by the ticket checker. Three persons tried to create a disturbance and these persons had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.”
The Railway official said that they also misbehaved with the staff. After calling GRP and RPF the three persons issued a written apology, he added. “We request the passenger to travel with a valid ticket and should not misbehave with the railway staff”, he said.
In a viral video, the passengers’ unruly behavior on the Churchgate-Virar fast air-conditioned (AC) local train caused chaos and the heated argument turned into a physical altercation with a Railway TTE. The incident, which was recorded on video that went viral, highlights the challenges faced by ticket checkers while doing their duties in the crowded suburban trains in Mumbai.
Ticket inspector Singh was conducting a ticket check when he discovered three passengers traveling with first-class tickets in an air-conditioned local train. Singh asked the passengers to pay the fine in accordance with railway regulations. During this process, Aniket Bhosale, another passenger on the same train, began arguing with Singh. The situation escalated into a violent confrontation.
When the train reached Borivali, Singh requested Bhosale to disembark, but Bhosale refused. He reportedly abused Singh and physically assaulted him, tearing Singh’s shirt, due to this problem Singh lost Rs 1,500 that had been collected as fines from other passengers. Singh claimed that the train was halted at Borivali due to the altercation, preventing him from performing his duties.