Indian Railways Responds After Viral Video Of Passengers Laughing At Girl Facing Breathing Trouble In Crowded Coach

Indian Railways always tried to become more and more convenient for passengers. From launching new trains to giving new amenities, Indian Railways keeps improving with time. However, despite such efforts, troubles never seem to go away from Indian Railways. It is known as the lifeline of our country because it transports a lot of passengers and other stuff easily without paying a lot. But this same specialty sometimes becomes a problem in crowded countries like India.

Nowadays, seeing crowded trains of Indian Railways has become a habit. But sometimes the train is so crowded that you feel suffocated. So imagine what happens to those who board such trains. Recently, a video of a girl went viral on social media in which she was seen suffocating while sitting in an overcrowded train. However, what shocks everyone is that instead of helping her, other commuters laughed at her and made her video while she was suffocating. Now, Indian Railways has also reacted to the viral video:

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A video of fellow passengers laughing at a girl who feels suffocated in a crowded train is going viral

Recently, a disturbing video of a young girl struggling for air in a crowded train compartment recently went viral on social media. What bothers everyone is that instead of assisting her, onlookers laugh and record her anguish. The video was shared by an X user named Woke Eminent. In the caption of his video, he shamed commuters for recording the girl when she was struggling to breathe. He captioned the video, saying,

A girl was almost suffocated, stampeded into a train coach, and she was running out of breath. The crowd on the platform was laughing and mocking her. What do you call such behaviour?

Through his post, he also called on the Railway Ministry, Railway Seva, and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to enhance crowd control throughout the festival season. To avoid crowding and guarantee passenger safety, the user recommended actions like limiting entry at busy stations and sending out security personnel, like the CRPF, on days when travel is at its highest. He added,

Dear @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva. Every festival the surge at railway stations and people entering trains without tickets surges, the mob rules the trains. Why cant we have access control to railway stations at least during festival season and especially known stations which have massive crowds trying to get into trains. Deploy CRPF etc at such stations during festival peak at selected stations and have access control for them during the peak. I Dont think its an impossible task…

Have a look at the original post:

A girl was almost suffocated stampeded into a train coach and she was running out of breath.

The crowd on the platform was laughing and mocking her.

What do you call such behavior?

Dear @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva

Every festival the surge at railway… pic.twitter.com/1UICJwx9YZ

— Woke Eminent (@WokePandemic) August 11, 2025

How did the Indian railways react to the incident?

After the video went viral and directed a lot of hatred towards Indian Railways, their official X handle responded to the video. They said that they find the incident very disturbing and asked for more details. In their reply, Indian Railways wrote,

We are concerned to see this. Please share details Like Place of incidence, Date of incidence and Mobile no. so that we get it checked.  You may also raise your concern directly on https://railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in for speedy redressal.

We are concerned to see this. Please share details Like Place of incidence, Date of incidence and Mobile no. so that we get it checked. You may also raise your concern directly on https://t.co/AmJ5X4xFpA for speedy redressal.
https://t.co/utEzIqAAkm

— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) August 11, 2025

How did netizens react to the video?

The above-mentioned video, within no time, went viral on social media. As of now, the video has gotten more than 4.1 million views and thousands of comments. Numerous people denounced the bystanders’ actions as cruel and inconsiderate. However, a lot of people have criticized Indian railways for lacking stringent crowd control regulations. Some also called for better safety measures.

Have a look at some of the reactions that the video received:

She’s clearly having some sort of anxiety attack due to the crowd & heat. WTF is so funny to the people watching her? Disgusting behavior.

— Savitri Mumukshu – सावित्री मुमुक्षु (@MumukshuSavitri) August 11, 2025

The mob 😡😡😡
This society sucks! What can government do in this? The parents, their upbringing is to be blamed! Shame on parents of each and every one there

— Chhabi 🇮🇳 (@Chhabiy) August 11, 2025

The Indian Psychotic behaviour. Largely happening these days.

— PM (@Prabinmen) August 11, 2025

as always pic.twitter.com/pQ7Z6z5VCs

— max. (@rcbxoxo) August 11, 2025

I feel lack of Civic Sense is the biggest barrier to becoming a developed country for us.

— Kashyap Khandelwal📚 (@KattyFou) August 11, 2025

Indians, basically. That’s why our politicians and babus treat us in such a shitty manner and people in foreign countries don’t respect us.

It’s because we don’t respect ourselves.

— Amrit (@AmritHallan) August 11, 2025

These people just stood there laughing and recording in phone while a girl was gasping for breath, literally fighting to stay conscious? That’s not just shameless, it’s inhuman.

— SumitM (@SumitM_X) August 11, 2025

What do you think about this video? Do share your thoughts with us about how Indian Railways can overcome this overcrowding problem. You can share your suggestions in the comment section of this article.