TTE Assaults Passenger, Accuses of Theft in Reserved Coach; NCIB Demands Arrest

• A TTE assaulted a passenger in a reserved Indian Railways coach, accusing him of traveling without a ticket and theft.
• The TTE grabbed the passenger by the collar, demanding ID and threatening police, despite the passenger's pleas.
• The passenger claimed to have a reservation and insisted on police being called at the station.
• The National Crime Investigation Bureau (NCIB) condemned the TTE's actions, tagging the Railway Ministry on X.
• NCIB stated that physical assault by a TTE is a crime, even if the passenger was ticketless, and called for the TTE's arrest.

Why It Matters: TTE's assault on a passenger, even if ticketless, is a crime; NCIB demands action.