Tea vendor washes container using jet spray in train's toilet, sparks concern over hygiene

An appalling video has surfaced online wherein a person is seen washing his tea container in a train washroom.

The video which has gone viral on social media platforms, shows a tea seller cleaning his container inside a train toilet using a jet spray.

The video was posted by a content creator named Ayub along with a caption which read, "Train ki chai."

A social media user replied to the video saying, "Train ki chai peete peete dekh rha hu."

Another user wrote, "Acha toh ye baat hai elaichi ke swaad ka raaz."

An Instagram user wrote, "These are the one of the reasons to leave India forever!! I mean come on, you can't even trust and drink tea from a vendor."

Another wrote, "Neet and clean. Pure healthy herbal railway train chai."

A reply read, "Is this a joke?????"

"@irctc.official another trust issue of my life," another reply read.

Another reply when the video was shared on X read, "@IRCTCofficial @AshwiniVaishnaw please take action @RailMinIndia."

Another reply on X read, "Ultimate immunity booster, that's why covid wasn't successful in India."

"Lol that's why i stopped eating panipuri too it's been 8-9 years aur train me tea to kabhi nhi," a reply on X read.

According to a report by The Hindu, the South-Central Railway said that a tea vendor was slapped with a fine of Rs 1 lakh in 2018 for using water from train washrooms to prepare tea and coffee.

A video of the incident had surfaced social media then, after which an inquiry was conducted, and action was taken accordingly.