A furious argument between two passengers on a train is captured in a viral video. When one of them, travelling without a reservation, insisted on having a reserved seat, chaos broke out.
travellers’ complaints about the worsening conditions of train travel, including overcrowding and unticketed travellers taking reserved seats, have been all over social media in recent days. A video depicting a furious dispute between two travellers over a reserved seat has gone viral, which heightens this rising worry.
Video captures the unpleasant encounter
The video, which was posted on X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday, shows a heated conversation between two guys on an Indian train. The user is identified as Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh). The description of the post states that when a man who didn’t have a reservation persisted on sitting in a reserved seat, there was an argument. “Verbal kalesh b/w passengers inside Indian Railways over the guy in white shirt didn’t have a reserved seat but he wanted to occupy one,” the description reads.
The man is seen in the video requesting a seat from another passenger while riding in the sleeper carriage without a reserved ticket. A heated argument results from the reserved seat holder, who is sat on the side upper berth, refusing to give way.
The second passenger calmly responds that he has reserved the seat to travel comfortably when the man without the reservation asks him sarcastically if he intends to take the seat home with him. Look for an empty seat if you’d like one. He answers, “Why do people reserve tickets in advance?
Watch the entire clip here:
Verbal Kalesh b/w Passengers Inside Indian Railwas over the guy in white shirt didn't have Reserved Seat but he wanted to Sit
— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) September 18, 2024
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Social media reactions
The video has received over nine lakh views since it was uploaded, and commenters have been fervently debating the issue of passengers travelling on Indian trains without tickets. Many travellers bemoaned the increasing frequency with which those without tickets were requesting berths from others who had reserved seats in advance.
