‘No Accountability And No Fear’: Indian Railways Staff Caught Littering From Train Sparks Outrage On Social Media
A video of an Indian Railways staff member littering from a moving train sparks outrage on social media, raising concerns about cleanliness, accountability, and the need for stricter enforcement.
A video of an alleged Indian Railways staff member casually throwing food waste and packaging from a moving train has sparked outrage on social media, exposing ongoing accountability issues. The incident, shared on X by user @theskindoctor13 on Thursday, has garnered immense impression , with users expressing frustration over not following the environmental and railway regulations.
The video shows the staff member, dressed in a blue shirt and brown vest, throwing food containers and wrappers out of a train door. Despite being aware of being recorded and publicly called out, the individual’s actions have raised questions about the source of such "arrogance and confidence," as noted in the original post.
Check Out the Viral Video
The video was posted with a caption that reads, "He knew he was being recorded, and people were calling him out, yet even that wasn’t enough to make this alleged railway staff stop.
Where do this arrogance and confidence come from?"
He knew he was being recorded, and people were calling him out, yet even that wasn’t enough to make this alleged railway staff stop.
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) March 6, 2025
Where do this arrogance and confidence come from? pic.twitter.com/OBDkIjD89G
Users Reactions To The Viral Video
This post quickly escalated, with users sharing additional evidence of littering practices. One of the users said, “It's routine practice. If we closely watch railway tracks we can observe it easily. Upto 15- 20 mtrs on both side of the tracks are littered with such plates, wrappers, plastic packets etc. Very bad situation.”
To which Skin Doctor replied with a video and wrote, "True. I just recorded this after reading your tweet, as I happen to be on a train right now. The train is passing through a forested area, and right next to the tracks, bottles, packets, plastics, and all kinds of trash can be seen."
True. I just recorded this after reading your tweet, as I happen to be on a train right now. The train is passing through a forested area, and right next to the tracks, bottles, packets, plastics, and all kinds of trash can be seen. pic.twitter.com/Ce6O0xllUY
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) March 6, 2025
with another one suggesting that, “Need DOGE in India. Government employees will work with fear of punishment and corruption will go away Only way to cure a serious problem troubling for long is to give the right powerful medicine.” One user remarked, "It comes from an indefatigable sense of job security, which in turn stems from the misguided electoral priorities demanded by citizens aboard this train."
Public reaction to X has been one of dismay and calls for stricter accountability. @theskindoctor13 shared follow-up posts, including a video of sanitation workers also littering, and recounted a personal observation of resorts discarding waste into a river, drawing parallels to the systemic issue of negligence.
Railways Takes Action
Indian Railways issued an official statement regarding the incident, they quoted another video posted by a user named "@KantInEast" and wrote, "This staff was removed on 27/2, the same day on which he committed this act."
This staff was removed on 27/2, the same day on which he committed this act. https://t.co/WbPHkmC4DE
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 6, 2025
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