Railway officer throws biscuits at migrants, abuses them
Lucknow: A senior Railways officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad has been suspended after he was caught on camera throwing biscuits at some migrants - passengers of a Shramik special train - along with his team members and shouting expletives at them.
The three-minute clip, shows some Railways employees distributing packets of biscuits at a station in west UP's Firozabad, about 300 km from state capital Lucknow.
DK Dixit, the chief inspector of ticket, is seen leading the team. The officials can be seen throwing biscuits at the passengers of a Shramik special train, shouting abuses and mocking the migrants.
One of the employees is heard saying: "The biscuits are being distributed because it's Dikshit's birthday".
When some passengers ask for biscuit packets, they are told: "Abhi to diya. Baant ke khao (We just gave one. Share and eat):"This video was a shared on one of the local Railways officers' WhatsApp group and then made its way to social media.
Blood boiling video. This is how #railway staff provide biscuits to underprivileged workers travelling in #shramikexpress. Man in red T-shirt is Tundla CIT admin D K Dixit. One can hear him using slur against poor hungry workers. Video shot on May 25. @PiyushGoyal @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/ghLGPPI9g8
— Arvind Chauhan (@arvindcTOI) May 29, 2020