Three passengers arrested for assaulting TTE and damaging equipment during chain pulling dispute

A Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) was attacked on Saturday night while attempting to pacify a dispute between passengers on a train heading from Ahmedabad towards Asansol. In this violent incident, three passengers assaulted the TTE and also damaged the Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) used by him during his duty. A railway official provided information that all three accused have been arrested in this matter.

According to today's report, railway official Pradeep Sudele stated that train number 19435 departed from Lalitpur at 11:09 PM on Saturday night. During the journey, some passengers pulled the alarm chain twice. Upon receiving information that a dispute was occurring between passengers in one coach, the on-duty TTE Ram Sajivan Yadav entered the coach to investigate the situation and take necessary action. As soon as he reached the coach, some passengers present there attacked him.

During this attack, the passengers physically assaulted the TTE and broke his Hand-Held Terminal (HHT), which he was using to perform his official duties. Due to this incident, the train ran 54 minutes late from its scheduled time. Following this chaos, the train was able to resume its journey at 12:05 AM between Saturday and Sunday.

Taking into account the seriousness of the incident, immediate action was taken by a team of the State Government Railway Police (GRP) upon reaching the station. The police team reached the spot and apprehended and arrested the three passengers involved in the assault. The railway official confirmed that these passengers are accused of assaulting the TTE and damaging government equipment.

Previously, instances of chain pulling by passengers and disputes with officials have surfaced in the railways, which disrupt train schedules and cause difficulties for passengers. In this case, the police are now proceeding with further legal action against the accused.