The person who raised the alarm was traveling in Karnataka Sampark Kranti. (representative photo)
A passenger traveling on a Karnataka-Delhi train raised an alarm on Twitter, claiming that it had been hijacked. This alerted the railway staff to immediately respond to the user that the train has been diverted due to maintenance work on the track. The Twitter exchange took place on Sunday evening, in which user Krishna Ch Behera tagged the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Secunderabad to seek help from the railway authorities.
Mr. Behera was traveling on Karnataka Sampark Kranti and noticed that the train had made a diversion between Majri Junction and Sitaphal Mandi. He panicked and immediately posted a tweet.
Behera in his tweet said, “Dear @IRCTCofficial @drmsecunderabad train no-12650 has been hijacked, please help!!!! Screenshots of the tweet are circulating online.
Tweet posted by Krishna C Behera.
Indian Railways swung into action and its employees responded to Mr. Behera’s call and alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to look into the matter. After some time, the RPF replied that Daag has not been hijacked.
Railway Protection Force (@rpfscr) replied to Behera saying, “The train is not hijacked. The train has been diverted. Don’t panic.”
The train has not been hijacked. The train has been diverted. don’t panic
— rpfscr (@rpfscr) 10 July 2022
Another RPF tweet said, “Sir, work is going on between Kazipeta and Ballarasha and hence the train was diverted via Hyderabad Division. Don’t panic.”
Twitter users initially concerned about Mr Behera later found his tweet funny and also demanded action against him.
A user replied to Mr Behera’s tweet saying, “Dear Krishnauja you are the next meme material on various social media platforms.” “Can you book Krishnauja for negligent act, spreading rumours and creating panic among the public? At least impose a heavy fine on him. If he is not on the train, a complaint should be made to the cyber crime unit.” Don’t let these guys scott free. He claimed kidnapping,” commented another user.
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