The incident occurred on Barauni-Lucknow Specific on Thursday.
After a video of a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) thrashing a passenger onboard a UP practice went viral on social media, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw issued an announcement saying that there’s ”zero tolerance for such misconduct”. The incident occurred on Barauni-Lucknow Specific on Thursday. The viral video confirmed the TTE slapping the passenger repeatedly whereas asking him to face up. It additionally confirmed him forcibly pulling the passenger’s muffler and verbally abusing him for travelling with no ticket.
Reacting to the incident on Thursday, the Railway Minister mentioned that there’s zero tolerance for such misconduct. He additionally mentioned that the TTE has been suspended.
Zero tolerance for such misconduct, TTE has been suspended. https://t.co/MycVdbzw5i
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) January 18, 2024
Individually, the official deal with of the Divisional Railway Supervisor, Lucknow Division, North Japanese Railway (DRM/LJN) additionally reacted to the incident.
”The involved TTE has been suspended by the competent authority and an inquiry has been initiated towards the involved,” the Railways official tweeted.
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Within the video, the TTE may be seen slapping the passenger repeatedly whereas asking him to face up. At one level, he’s additionally seen forcibly pulling the passenger’s muffler to make him rise up. All through his ordeal, the passenger may be heard asking ”mera koi galti hai, sir (what’s my mistake, sir)”.
The person recording the video will also be heard asking TTE, ”maar kyu rahe ho (Why are you beating him)” after which ”ticket doge tum (will you give the ticket)”.
After the video went viral on social media, the North Japanese Railway additionally confirmed that the TTE had been suspended with rapid impact.