Indian Railways face public backlash after vendor caught mixing tea in toilet

Govt fines vendor Rs0.1 million for misconduct in wake of viral video

A tea vendor onboard an Indian Railways train was caught on camera mixing hot beverages in a public toilet.

The man was filmed carrying tea and coffee cans out of a bathroom.

There has been public backlash in the wake of the incident with the country's national railway to conducting a probe in this regard.

Footage shows a man in a blue t-shirt leaving a train toilet with hot drinks dispensers for customers.

The incident has led to numerous comments online about health and safety.

“In trains tea and coffee sellers bringing water from toilets… they are playing with public health," a Facebook user said.



"Friends please be aware while traveling in Indian Railways,” another user of the social media site wrote.

Subsequently, the government slapped the official vendor with a fine of Rs100,000.

“It has come to notice that a video has been in circulation on social media in the last few days of a vendor seen coming out of a train toilet with tea/coffee cans, conveying that water is mixed in the cans inside the toilet,” a statement from the Indian Ministry of Railways read.

“An inquiry has been held to identify the wrongdoers and initiate appropriate action.”

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The article originally appeared in RT.com