The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has responded to a video of a man lighting and smoking beedi in a Delhi Metro coach. The DMRC said its ‘flying squads’ are monitoring such ‘unpleasant behaviour’ inside the Delhi Metro. They further asked passengers to inform them of such incidents for ‘immediate action’.
An elderly man smokes a beedi inside the Delhi Metro. (X/@joinmanishpande)
The video was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by a user, Manish Pandey, with the caption, “Amid open kissing in Delhi metro, now swag of beedi.” It shows an elderly man lighting a beedi with a match and then throwing away the burning match. Soon, the passenger sitting next to him gets up and leaves. As he continues to smoke, no one intervenes, but towards the end another passenger gently pats his leg and points to the beedi, presumably informing him that smoking is prohibited in the Delhi Metro.
DMRC responded to this video of a man smoking in the Delhi Metro. “We carry out random checks through the flying squads to detect any such undesirable behaviour. We appeal to the public to immediately alert us to such cases so that we can act immediately,” Live Hindustan said.
Watch the video of this man smoking in a section of the Delhi Metro:
The video was shared a day ago on X. It has since garnered more than 3,000 views. Many even shared their thoughts in the comments section of this video.
Here’s how people reacted to this video:
“Socially responsible people. Why couldn’t anyone intervene and snatch the box of matches from the culprit. Anyone who made this clip or video is also equally responsible for such an incident,” the individual posted.
Another shared: “Terrible. The system should have a built-in mechanism of identification and termination of the journey at the next stop. Ordinary citizens do not intervene because they are afraid of violent reactions or following such people.”
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