WATCH | TTE Thrashes Passenger Travelling In Train Without Ticket, Suspended; Ashwini Vaishnaw Reacts

A Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) has been suspended after a video went viral showing him thrashing a passenger, who was travelling in a train without a valid ticket.

After the video went viral in the afternoon, the Ministry of Railways acted swiftly to suspend him and ordered an inquiry.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took to X, formerly Twitter, to condemn the official’s behaviour and said there is zero tolerance for such misconduct.

The X user who shared the video claimed it was shot in Barauni-Lucknow Express (15203) on January 18. In the video, the TTE was seen thrashing the passenger, who kept saying “Koi galti hai mera”.

Netizens lauded Vaishnaw for prompt action.

In other news, eighteen trains bound for New Delhi have been running late due to low visibility. Train movement has been affected as dense fog engulfed the northern part of the country.

Ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, the movement of trains will be affected from January 16 to 22 due to the doubling of tracks and electrification being done on top priority, a senior Railways official had said.

Ten trains, including Vande Bharat, have been cancelled while 35 trains, including Doon Express, will run on alternate routes. The run of 14 other trains will also be affected.

The Vande Bharat Express running from Ayodhya Cantt to Anand Vihar was earlier cancelled till January 15 for the ongoing works, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Northern Railway, Lucknow Division, Rekha Sharma.

Now, the cancellation has been further extended till January 22, she added.

Doubling of the Ayodhya railway section is being done on high priority for the consecration ceremony, said a Railways official.