Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Pantry Workers Assault Man Suspected of Being Illegal Vendor on Train
A video showed pantry workers on a train beating a man.
People were shocked and thought the workers were hurting a passenger.
But the train company said the man was actually an unauthorized vendor, not a passenger.
Many people online were upset and asked the government to punish the workers.
The train company is still looking into what happened.
Pantry workers were seen assaulting a man on the Grand Trunk Express train.
The incident was captured in a video that went viral, causing public outrage.
IRCTC clarified that the man was an unauthorized vendor, not a passenger.
People online urged Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take action against the workers.
The matter is being further investigated by the concerned authorities.
- Who
- Pantry suppliers and an unauthorized vendor
- What
- Physical altercation and assault
- When
- January 28, 2026
- Where
- Grand Trunk Express train
- Why
- Suspected unauthorized vendor activity
- Incident Location
- Grand Trunk Express train
- Date of Incident
- January 28, 2026
- Involved Parties
- Pantry suppliers and an unauthorized vendor
- Response by IRCTC
- Clarified it was an altercation with an unauthorized vendor, not a passenger
- Public Reaction
- Outrage and calls for action against the offenders
- Railways Minister Tagged
- Ashwini Vaishnaw