Delhi: Dustbins and belts were seen flying at Delhi’s Nizamuddin railway station as a massive brawl broke out between catering staff on a Vande Bharat Express train.
The firefight, which was caught on camera, has now gone viral on social media. In response to one of the viral videos, IRCTC said that the personnel of the service provider have been detained by the Railway Police Force (RPF) for further action and “repressive action” has also been initiated against the service provider.
The viral clip shows a group of men violently attacking each other while others try to break up the fight but to no avail.
According to multiple reports, a brawl broke out between IRCTC employees in the Gwalior-bound Vande Bharat train. Many reports also claimed that the shocking incident happened before the train departed – leaving passengers in shock.
Apart from IRCTC, suo motu action has been taken and Delhi Police has also registered a case, as reported by India Today.
‘Pretty funny’
One social media user posted a video of the brawl – with the caption that the staff “go at each other in full Battle of Baghpat mode” – a reference to the chaotic street brawl in Uttar Pradesh that became a meme sensation in 2021. Following IRCTC’s response to the same, the user even said that the fight was “quite fun”. “It’s ok, I’m not complaining, it’s actually pretty fun. As long as no passenger gets hurt, I’m all for it. Lado, ji bhar kar lado, samaapt kar do ek doosre ko,” the netizen wrote.
Another person claimed the fight broke out over a “personal issue between two catering staff”.
“Wow, Vande Bharat’s new model – ‘Fight first, service later’! Looks like the staff is practicing how to impress passengers by giving them ticketless entry!” added a third person.
Talking about Vande Bharat trains – the first sleeper coach of the express is expected to be commissioned by next year, Project Director (Vande Bharat-Rolling Stock) at KINET Railway Solutions Ltd told ANI earlier.
When will Vande Bharat’s first sleeper train be launched?
Project director Nishunk Garg said production is expected to begin in December and that the company has already completed the bodywork of the first sleeper bus at its manufacturing facility in Latur, Maharashtra.
KINET Railway Solutions Ltd, a joint venture between Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and Russia’s TMH Group, has been tasked with manufacturing 1,920 coaches, equivalent to 120 Vande Bharat sleeper trains (16 coaches each), for the Indian Railways.
“We aim to put Vande Bharat’s first sleeper train into service by next year. One car, the body, has already been constructed at our factory in Latur for demonstration. The production ramp-up will begin by the end of this year,” Garga was quoted as saying by ANI.
