A video showing train passengers being hosed with water by an unidentified man on railway tracks has taken the internet by storm. The viral Reddit post shows a man wearing a backpack detaching a water hose provided in between tracks. As a moving train passes by, he uses it to spray a continuous stream of water towards it. He seems to specifically target people who are seen standing near the entryways with the compartment doors open. They are drenched with the water as the man is standing right near the train. Watch the complete video shared by the Reddit handle ‘Hour-Cantaloupe7099’ below:
Goon Spraying Water on Passengers
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The exact date and location of the incident is unclear. The identity of the man in the video could not be verified. The clip showed several other people also present on the tracks further away from him. In the comments, many users expressed anger. Several people wondered aloud why the man decided to do something like this. Others shared their own theories about the act. People were also concerned about the safety of the passengers. Read a few of the reactions from Reddit below:
“The sense of entitlement.”
“How do these people have so much hate inside them? The mentality that if I don’t get to have it, nobody else should…..it’s just sad to see this.”
“Railways should consider hiring these people for Cleaning of Rails since they are already doing it for free!!!”
“No fear at all for law or anything. And where is RPF seriously?”
“Holi thoda advance me khel rahe hai.” [“He’s playing Holi early.”]
“This is beyond fighting for getting a space on the train.”
“Unnecessary wastage of water!”
“What’s the actual problem of these people?”
Before this, a video showing railway staff at Lucknow’s Charbagh station spraying cold water on passengers sleeping on the platform went viral. The incident reportedly occurred during a cold wave in December 2024. The clip showed staff waking up passengers and forcing them to leave the platform so it could be cleaned. Many social media users condemned the railway staff for their insensitivity.
