A video of a train ticket examiner (TTE) confronting soldiers travelling in the air-conditioned (AC) coach gallery of the North East Express without valid tickets has caught the Internet’s attention, triggering a conversation about doing one's duty. According to a report in Navbharat Times, the incident occurred in the third AC coach on May 13. The viral video shows some ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) officers, BSF (Border Security Force) officers, and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) officers sitting in the corridor near the gate of the AC coach. According to the post, some of them boarded the train from Kanpur, and others from Fatehpur and Prayagraj. As the video progresses, the TTE asks them to vacate the corridor and move to the sleeper or general coach. The tension escalated when soldiers refused to leave the coach, clarifying they were travelling with a pass. However, the TTE registers a complaint. Sharing the video, an X handle @Paramilitryhelp wrote, “TT sahab is asking the jawans going back to duty sitting in the gallery near the toilet in the train, who has told them to travel in AC. We were not even allowed to stand in the gallery.” Watch here: ट्रेन में टॉयलेट के पास गैलेरी में बैठ के ड्यूटी पर वापस जा रहे जवानों से TT साहब पूछ रहे हैं किसने बोला है AC में बैठ कर जाने के लिए। गैलेरी में भी नहीं खडे होने दिया है। pic.twitter.com/eG1lCaPdiI — PARAMILITARY HELP - CAPF (@Paramilitryhelp) May 14, 2025 The video quickly came to the spotlight, prompting a response from the official Railway Seva. “The concerned authorities are being informed,” it wrote. Several social media users reacted to the video, with one commenting, “Railway Minister, there should be an emergency quota for the Army. Soldiers who go to serve the country always travel in the train gallery. This should be taken into account,” a user wrote. “TTE is right in doing his duty, like our soldiers do theirs. As per rules, without a confirmed ticket, one must use general coaches. Govt must add extra coaches for on-duty soldiers, while ensuring reserved ticket holders also aren't inconvenienced. Emotions isn’t the solution,” another user commented. “During such an escalated situation, Indian railway need to make an algorithm in which the priority for seat confirmation should be given to defence personnel who are travelling through warrant,” a third user reacted.
