Railway Minister Reacts After Video Of Ticket Checker Thrashing Passenger On Train Goes Viral
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The viral video showed the TTE slapping the passenger repeatedly while asking him to stand up.
After a video of a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) thrashing a passenger onboard a UP train went viral on social media, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw issued a statement saying that there is "zero tolerance for such misconduct". The incident took place on Barauni-Lucknow Express on Thursday. The viral video showed the TTE slapping the passenger repeatedly while asking him to stand up. It also showed him forcibly pulling the passenger's muffler and verbally abusing him for travelling without a ticket. Zero tolerance for such misconduct, TTE has been suspended. https://t.co/MycVdbzw5i
Reacting to the incident on Thursday, the Railway Minister said that there is zero tolerance for such misconduct. He also said that the TTE has been suspended.
Separately, the official handle of the Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway (DRM/LJN) also reacted to the incident.
