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TTE slaps man on train, suspended after video goes viral; probe ordered
Cognizance of the video was first taken by ‘Railway Seva’, the official social media account for support to railway users. The Railway Seva account on X posted, “The concerned authorities are being informed.”
Cognizance of the video was first taken by ‘Railway Seva’, the official social media account for support to railway users. The Railway Seva account on X posted, “The concerned authorities are being informed.” (Representational/ File)
A Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) of the Railways was suspended Thursday after a video, in which he was seen assaulting a man on board a train, went viral on social media.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also took cognizance of the incident and the TTE, identified as Prakash, who allegedly assaulted the youth between Gonda and Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, on board the Barauni-Lucknow Express.
Vaishnaw wrote on X, “Zero tolerance for such misconduct, the TTE has been suspended.”
Speaking to The Indian Express on Thursday evening, a Railway official of North-Eastern Railway said, “The youth never complained about the said incident. But after the video went viral, senior officers took cognizance of the incident and the TTE was suspended. He was posted at Lucknow Junction. An inquiry has also been ordered against the accused TTE. More details will come out in the probe.”
Cognizance of the video was first taken by ‘Railway Seva’, the official social media account for support to railway users. The Railway Seva account on X posted, “The concerned authorities are being informed.”
The 30-second purported video shows the accused TTE repeatedly slapping a male passenger, who is asking the TTE why he is assaulting him and is heard saying that he has a ticket. In the video, the TTE is seen hitting the man while asking him to stand up. The youth is heard saying, “Mera koi galti hai? (Have I done something wrong?).” The video seems to be shot by another passenger.
In a post on X, the official handle of Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway, wrote, “The concerned TTE has been suspended by the competent authority and an inquiry has been initiated.”
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