NEW DELHI: A video circulating on social media sparked outrage after after showing a young girl struggling to breathe in a packed train compartment while bystanders laughed and recorded her distress instead of helping. In the footage, the girl, visibly suffocating, tries to open a window for fresh air and splashes water on her face to cope with the heat.
The video shared by X user Woke Eminent said, “A girl was almost suffocated, stampeded into a train coach, and she was running out of breath. The crowd on the platform was laughing and mocking her. What do you call such behaviour?”
The post tagged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw , the Railway Ministry, and Railway Seva, urging authorities to improve crowd management during festival seasons. The user suggested measures such as restricting access at high-traffic stations and deploying security forces like the CRPF on peak travel days to prevent overcrowding and ensure passenger safety.
“Every festival the surge at railway stations and people entering trains without tickets surges, the mob rules the trains. Why cant we have access control to railway stations at least during festival season and especially known stations which have massive crowds trying to get into trains,” the user added, highlighting the recurring disorder during peak travel periods and the lack of effective crowd management.
The Railway Seva account responded to the post, expressing concern and requesting further details to investigate the incident. They wrote, “We are concerned to see this. Please share details like the Place of incidence, the Date of incidence and the Mobile no so that we can get it checked. You may also raise your concern directly on https://railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in for speedy redressal.”
The video prompted sharp criticism from social media users, who condemned the bystanders’ lack of empathy.
“I feel lack of civic sense is the biggest barrier to becoming a developed country for us,” one user wrote. Another said, “This society sucks! What can government do in this? The parents, their upbringing is to be blamed! Shame on parents of each and every one there.”
A third commented, “India is going backwards…”
The video shared by X user Woke Eminent said, “A girl was almost suffocated, stampeded into a train coach, and she was running out of breath. The crowd on the platform was laughing and mocking her. What do you call such behaviour?”
The post tagged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw , the Railway Ministry, and Railway Seva, urging authorities to improve crowd management during festival seasons. The user suggested measures such as restricting access at high-traffic stations and deploying security forces like the CRPF on peak travel days to prevent overcrowding and ensure passenger safety.
“Every festival the surge at railway stations and people entering trains without tickets surges, the mob rules the trains. Why cant we have access control to railway stations at least during festival season and especially known stations which have massive crowds trying to get into trains,” the user added, highlighting the recurring disorder during peak travel periods and the lack of effective crowd management.
The Railway Seva account responded to the post, expressing concern and requesting further details to investigate the incident. They wrote, “We are concerned to see this. Please share details like the Place of incidence, the Date of incidence and the Mobile no so that we can get it checked. You may also raise your concern directly on https://railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in for speedy redressal.”
The video prompted sharp criticism from social media users, who condemned the bystanders’ lack of empathy.
“I feel lack of civic sense is the biggest barrier to becoming a developed country for us,” one user wrote. Another said, “This society sucks! What can government do in this? The parents, their upbringing is to be blamed! Shame on parents of each and every one there.”
A third commented, “India is going backwards…”
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