In a shocking turn of events, a passenger traveling from Rani Kamlapati to Jabalpur on the Vande Bharat Express on February 1 was upset when he discovered a dead cockroach in his meal. He lodged a formal complaint with the West Central Railway upon reaching Jabalpur station. Two days later, he posted about the incident on X. IRCTC replied to his tweet, expressing regret for the inconvenience.
A man found cockroach in meal served on Vande Bharat Express
Dr. Shubhendu Keshari, a passenger, shared photos of his non-vegetarian meal onboard the train. The images clearly displayed a cockroach in the meal. Dr. Keshari also posted a picture of the complaint form he filled out at Jabalpur station regarding the unhygienic food condition.
“I was travelling on 1/02/2024 train no. 20173 RKMP to JBP (Vande Bharat Exp). I was traumatised by seeing a dead cockroach in the food packet given by them,” wrote Dr Shubhendu Keshari while sharing a few pictures of his meal on X.
Check out the Tweet:
I was travelling on 1/02/2024 train no. 20173 RKMP to JBP (Vande Bharat Exp)
I was traumatized by seeing dead COCKROACH in the food packet given by them.@narendramodi @AshwiniVaishnaw @drmjabalpur @wc_railway @Central_Railway @RailMinIndia @IRCTCofficial @fssaiindia @MOFPI_GOI pic.twitter.com/YILLixgLzj— डाॅ. शुभेन्दु केशरी ⚕️👨⚕️ (@iamdrkeshari) February 2, 2024
IRCTC quickly responded to the incident, offering an apology to the passenger for the unpleasant experience. IRCTC replied:
“Sir, our sincere apology for the experience you had. The matter is viewed seriously, and the hefty penalty has been imposed on the concerned service provider. Moreover, monitoring has been strengthened at the source,”
Check out the reply:
Sir, our sincere apology for the experience you had.The matter is viewed seriously, and the hefty penalty has been imposed on the concerned service provider. Moreover, monitoring has been strengthened at the source.
— IRCTC (@IRCTCofficial) February 3, 2024
The Tweet went viral in no time and was flooded with reactions from the fans, sharing their similar reactions on the Tweet. Check out the reactions of fans:
That’s so traumatic. Imagine the pain the cockroach must have gone through 😛
— Nisha Tomar (@nisha31389) February 3, 2024
काकरोच ही तो है, उससे टेस्ट और बढ़ता होगा शायद ?
— SHABEEH HAIDER (@shabeeh110) February 3, 2024
Me too faced the same issue…
But what to do
We are Hindu and we shd have patience to tolerate this ….— ROFLBaba ✋✋✋🏹🇮🇳↗️ INDIAN (@Earlarushy) February 3, 2024
Kya sirf 14 ke baad pahali baar khane mein cockroach nikla? Kya congress ke zamaane mein 14 se pahale kabhi kahi kisi ke khane mein cockroach nahi nikla? Ya khane mein se gold coins nikalta tha. 😂😂
— Indu Kalia (@Indu5566) February 6, 2024
Desh ke liye ek kida bhi nahi kha sakta?
— Bharat Vijay (@ViratBharat) February 6, 2024
This is very bad….
Dead cockroach
In few complaints on Twitter, we have seen living cockroach
— Ashish Gupta (@Ashish82_Delhi) February 3, 2024
I doubt you are a doctor. Your handwriting doesn’t match your designation. How am I able to read every word of your sentence written in the complaint register.
— rational citizen (@imarationalguy) February 3, 2024
Oh man don’t tell them, they will charge for the cockroach 🪳 also.
— Naveen (@Naveen_CN) February 3, 2024
Such incidents are not uncommon on trains. In July 2023, another passenger shared a photo of a cockroach found in his roti served on the Vande Bharat Express from Bhopal to Gwalior.
