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The Economic Times
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Vande Bharat TTE caught asking Rs 380 to arrange Rs 750 seat for passenger, Railways responds after viral video

The Indian Railways has suspended a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) after a viral video allegedly showed him offering a Vande Bharat Express ticket at an unofficial discounted rate inside a train coach.

The controversy surfaced after a clip shared on X captured the railway official allegedly negotiating a ticket arrangement with a passenger travelling to Varanasi. According to the video, the passenger informed the TTE that he was running late and had purchased a superfast train ticket.

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