{"id":43142,"date":"2025-02-10T01:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/footage-of-indian-train-conductor-bribe-unrelated-to-hindu-festival\/10\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T01:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:34:37","slug":"footage-of-indian-train-conductor-bribe-unrelated-to-hindu-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/footage-of-indian-train-conductor-bribe-unrelated-to-hindu-festival\/10\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Footage of Indian train conductor bribe unrelated to Hindu festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__1H0Y3\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-[2]\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\":R2mcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__CfX7D\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkqH1:\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>As <\/span>hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims travelled to attend the 2025 Kumbh Mela in India, a video surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a train conductor taking money from an old Hindu man on his way to the festival. The video was filmed in 2019, and an Indian <span>Railways <\/span>spokesperson told AFP the conductor in the clip took a bribe from a passenger who did not have a <span>ticket<\/span>.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Make this viral so that he can be identified. Strict action should be taken against him because this conductor took away all the money from a poor passenger going to Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj,&#8221; says the Hindi-language caption of an X post <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/D4HH-5RZJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared<\/a> February 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video shows a man in a black coat taking money from an elderly man before returning some of it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post taken February 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clip surfaced as Indians from across the country travelled to Prayagraj to attend the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250110-india-s-kumbh-mela-world-s-largest-religious-gathering\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kumbh Mela;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kumbh Mela<\/a> &#8212; a millennia-old Hindu festival of religious piety and ritual bathing where 400 million pilgrims are expected over six weeks (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250116093031\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250110-india-s-kumbh-mela-world-s-largest-religious-gathering\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The footage spread alongside similar claims on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8DM3-4G3B\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/NGJ3-F5Z3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the clip was filmed in 2019 and is unrelated to the\u00a0<span>festival<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/how-do-reverse-image-search\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> on Google found a screenshot of the false video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/hindi\/uttar-pradesh\/state\/mughal-sarai\/tt-suspension-with-illegal-recovery-from-railway-passenger-in-mughalsarai\/up20190726020625001\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> by Hindi news outlet ETV Bharat on July 26, 2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8GU8-VHAH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Hindi-language headline says: &#8220;Chandauli: Video of conductor extorting money from a railway passenger goes viral, conductor\u00a0<span>suspended<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the false video (L) and the image published by ETV Bharat&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"516\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3tgr8_GXm0zSfsJ__4ye6w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUxNg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/c8a1f455162cd1a266ec767ab2453c53\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the false video (L) and the image published by ETV Bharat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ETV Bharat reported the conductor took money from the old man and kept it in his pocket before handing some of it back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A team of railway officials has been formed to investigate the video and an inquiry has been set up,&#8221; the article <span>says<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rahul Jha, a spokesperson for Indian Railways, told AFP on February 6, <span>2025 <\/span>that the conductor took the money from the passenger &#8212; who did not have a ticket &#8212; as a bribe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The passenger then told the conductor he had no money left, so the conductor returned some cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This video is from 2019 in which the conductor was suspended. It is being shared with a false claim linking it to Kumbh Mela,&#8221; <span>Jha <\/span>said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/news\/watch-ticket-collector-caught-taking-bribe-from-a-passenger\/videoshow\/70363110.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indian<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amarujala.com\/uttar-pradesh\/varanasi\/crime\/tte-suspended-after-video-viral-of-snatching-money-chandauli\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:outlets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">outlets<\/a> also covered the story with screenshots showing a similar scene (archived links <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/A8LY-G4UX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/6VTR-DMFW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has debunked other misinformation related to the festival <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36WN9LM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36WT6DQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"269\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/di7ILB1dLp1wOjMBl4ft7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI2OQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/2c347ce4b1880cc0c30896f9086334d9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/footage-indian-train-conductor-bribe-045508200.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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