Watch: Woman Clings To Reserved Seat Without Ticket, Railways Take Notice

The trains of Indian Railways have become a stage for a myriad of complaints from weary travelers. From the perennial issue of overcrowding to simmering disputes among passengers, these incidents have sadly become all too commonplace. Yet, another distressing incident has surfaced, highlighting a woman's confrontational behavior aboard a train.

The incident, captured in a widely circulated video on X (formerly Twitter), showcases a troubling display of blatant disregard for rules and fellow passengers' comfort. In the footage, the woman can be seen engaging in a heated argument, adamantly refusing to vacate a seat reserved for another passenger.

 Ticketless Woman Occupies Reserved Seat; Refuses To Vacate

The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows a woman engaging in a heated argument with a man and other co-passengers, in which she admits to not having a ticket but clings to the seat despite repeated requests to move, refusing to allow the passengerwho had reserved the seat to sit in it. The woman also claimed that she is a government employee and claimed to be working with Indian Railways in an attempt to justify her actions, alleging she is hence travelling ticketless as for employees, travelling is free. 

An X user, @ShoneeKapoor, shared the video clip with the caption, "The lady is occupying a reserved seat without a ticket. Refused to get up, arguing with everybody around." He further added, "Best usage of #women-card." The video unsurprisingly triggered outrage online as it reached 1.1 Million views.

Social media users condemned the woman's behaviour, calling it unfair to passengers who had paid for reserved seating. A comment read, "Recently been seeing too many videos of ticketless travelers harassing the ones who actually reserved seats in advance. After watching these, I would rather take a flight/ bus than a train." While many others shared facing similar bullying by ticketless passengers as well.

Calling out the woman's behavior, a comment read: "Some women feel too entitled these days for absolutely no reason !! This is not what women's empowerment aims at!!" Another expressed the outrage by commenting: "Wow, so much arrogance sitting on someone else's seat and doesn't show courtesy to get up when the person who reserved requests. I admire the patience of the man who is requesting his seat. This lady must be fined and fired from her government job."

Another user pointed out the railway's mismanagement as the comment read: "The main reason for such things is that there aren't enough TCs or staff members to minimize these communication problems. No one will gain from such things becoming viral. A system to instantly inspect and validate the seat should exist."

Both the Northern Railway and Rail Seva (the official page for railway help and grievances) responded to the post, asking to share the passenger details. However, the date and time of the incident have not been known, along with the woman's identity and any actions taken against her. 

Watch here: 

The lady is occupying a reserved seat without a ticket.
Refused to get up, arguing with everybody around.

Best usage of #women-card. pic.twitter.com/0dbxo9oVzS

— ShoneeKapoor (@ShoneeKapoor) April 19, 2024