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Women Passengers Scuffle With RPF Personnel at Kolkata Metro Station
A fight happened at a Kolkata Metro station on Monday night.
Two women passengers were accused of being under the influence of alcohol.
They became involved in a physical struggle with two female Railway Protection Force workers.
A video showed the four women grappling and hitting each other.
Another Metro employee tried to stop the fight.
A man was also seen striking one of the passengers in the video.
Metro officials said the passengers had misbehaved with staff and allegedly attacked a female station master.
Police and the women’s families came to the station afterward.
The women apologized in writing and were each fined ₹1,000.
Two women passengers allegedly under the influence of alcohol fought with Railway Protection Force personnel at Netaji Bhawan station.
The incident occurred around 10pm on Monday on Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line in Bhowanipore.
A social-media video showed four women grappling, pulling hair, and exchanging kicks, punches, slaps and shoves.
Metro officials said the passengers also allegedly misbehaved with staff and attacked a female station master.
The women submitted written apologies and undertakings and were each fined ₹1,000.
- Who
- Two women passengers and two female Railway Protection Force personnel were involved; a female station master was also allegedly attacked.
- What
- A physical altercation broke out between the passengers and Metro security personnel, with video showing grappling and strikes.
- Where
- Netaji Bhawan Metro station in Bhowanipore, on the Blue Line.
- When
- Around 10pm on Monday.
- Why
- Metro officials said the passengers allegedly smelled of alcohol, misbehaved with on-duty staff and began the fight without provocation; the video does not independently establish who initiated the confrontation.
Metro and RPF account
Video-based perspective
Who initiated the confrontation
Metro and RPF account
A Metro official said the passengers started misbehaving with on-duty staff and began fighting with the RPF personnel without provocation.
Video-based perspective
The video shows both passengers and RPF personnel involved in a mutual physical scuffle, but it does not establish who started it.
Alleged attack on station master
Metro and RPF account
Metro officials said the passengers also allegedly attacked a female station master.
Video-based perspective
The described video shows the passengers and RPF personnel grappling, but does not independently confirm the alleged attack on the station master.
Key facts
- Station
- Netaji Bhawan Metro station
- Location
- Bhowanipore, Kolkata
- Metro corridor
- Blue Line, north-south corridor
- Approximate time
- Around 10pm on Monday
- Police response
- A team from Bhowanipore police station reached the station
- Penalty
- ₹1,000 fine for each woman
- Follow-up
- The women submitted written apologies and undertakings
Quotes
Metro spokesperson
Spokesperson for the Metro railway
“Two female passengers entered Netaji Bhawan Metro station. They started misbehaving with on-duty staff”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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