A viral audio of an Indian Railways ticket checker has sparked public outrage. As a result, the ticket examiner has been suspended by the Indian Railways. “We are taking this matter very seriously,” said the office of the Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai, Western Railway. The activist, who made negative comments about the religious community and the people of Maharashtra, has been suspended with immediate effect. He is being investigated.’ Also, the office of the Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai has assured that a full investigation will be conducted. It has been assured that necessary steps will be taken to maintain the standards and transparency of Indian Railways.
But what was in that viral audio?
In that viral video (authenticity not verified), a person is heard saying, ‘Sir, I am not from Uttar Pradesh. My name is Ashish Pandey.’ Also he said, ‘Sir, ever since I grew up, I don’t give business to Muslims and people from Maharashtra. If an auto driver is a Muslim or a person from Maharashtra, I don’t sit in his auto. I sit in the auto of Uttar Pradesh auto driver.’
In the viral audio, the man is heard saying, ‘I messaged you when your number was sent to me. I deleted it later. you will remember I saw that the name belonged to a man from Maharashtra. I will not do business. I will not give profit.’
What’s in Viral Audio?
The viral audio did not end there (not verified by Hindustan Times Bangla). In the audio, the man is heard saying, ‘I am going to work at 9 am with 1,770 taka [Rs.]. I will earn 5,000 rupees within 1 hour. I don’t care about money. But I have promised that I will not give even a single rupee business opportunity to Muslims and Maharashtra people from Mumbai. ok? Thank you so much sir. Remember that.’
Netizens went wild
and the audio went viral on social media in no time. Some of the netizens are really excited. A netizen said, ‘Strict action should be taken against such people. Such people are spreading poison.’ Another said, ‘For such a man the rest are slandered.’ Some have raised the question again, ‘Are you saying you will earn 5,000 rupees in an hour? Take a bribe?