- By Deeksha Gour
- Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:57 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Mumbai News: A passenger turned violent during a routine ticket inspection on a Churchgate–Virar fast local on Saturday afternoon, damaging railway property and injuring staff at Borivli railway station. The incident, which occurred around 3PM, came to light after a video of the altercation went viral on social media.
According to a Times Of India report, the situation unfolded when Shamsher Ibrahim, Deputy Chief Ticket Inspector with Western Railway, was checking tickets in the First Class coach of the local train between Dadar and Borivli. During the inspection, three passengers were found travelling with second class tickets in a first class compartment. One of them had no ticket at all for the journey between Andheri and Borivli.
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The four passengers were asked to get off the train at Borivli station and were taken to the ticket checking office for further action. Once inside the office, the situation escalated. One of the passengers began using abusive language and became aggressive. He reportedly started damaging railway property, including computer monitors, keyboards and a CPU.
The viral video shows the man threatening railway staff, pushing objects and creating panic inside the office. A woman passenger, believed to be accompanying him, was seen crying and visibly distressed during the incident.
Railway staff tried to stop the man, but he allegedly attacked one of the ticket inspectors during the scuffle. Both the employee and the passenger sustained minor injuries and were given medical treatment soon after.
According to officials, the man also tried to stop bystanders from filming the incident and issued threats to them as well. Despite efforts by his co-passenger to calm him, he continued to behave aggressively.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) later took the passenger into custody. Legal action has been initiated against him under relevant sections for assaulting public servants, damaging government property and obstructing official duty.
Railway officials confirmed that the matter is under investigation and that strict action will be taken against such disruptive behaviour.