Staff of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) serving on board Vande Bharat Express clash with each other at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi on Friday morning, October 17. A video where two groups engage in punching, assaulting with belt on each other.
According to information, the incident took place at Hazrat Nizamuddin station in New Delhi between staff serving on board 22470 Vande Bharat Express before departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Gwalior.
WARNING! Video May Distrub Some Viewers
The video has sparked concerns among passengers over safety and staff behaviour. The Hazrat Nizamuddin–Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express (22470) departs Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) to Khajuraho (KURJ) every day at around 6 am. The express train covers the journey of about 660 km in about 8 hours and 20 minutes. However, IRCTC officials and Indian Railways have not yet issued any official statement about the clash between staff.
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The viral video shows passengers at the railway platform said to be Hazrat Nizamuddin and time can be noticed at the digital clock at railway station is 5.49 am while it still dark and train to leave in 40 minutes the staff where seen throwing dustbins, trading punches, hitting with belt on each other like a WWE show 'Royal Rumble' where multiple wrestlers fight with each other for a title.
IRCTC reposts Smita Prakash's post responding to the viral video of the clash between IRCTC staff at Hazrat Nizamuddin platform. IRCTC said that four staff have been detained by the Railway Police Force (RPC) and removed from service. IRCTC also imposed Rs 5 lakh penalty on the accused involved in the clash.
"The matter has been viewed very seriously. Four staff of service provider have been detained by RPF authorities for further investigation. All four staff's ID cards have been deactivated and they have been derostered. A show cause notice for termination of contract has been issued to service provider and a hefty penalty of Rs 5 lakh has been imposed," said IRCTC in a X post.