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Elderly Couple Asked for Lower Berth, Young Man Demanded 'Shark Tank' Like Price!
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News18•04-10-2026, 17:47
Elderly Couple Asked for Lower Berth, Young Man Demanded 'Shark Tank' Like Price!
- •An elderly couple in a 3AC coach requested a young man's side lower berth citing their age.
- •The young man demanded 1,050 rupees (50% of the ticket price) to exchange his seat.
- •He stated that he had paid 2,100 rupees for his ticket.
- •The couple reportedly fell silent after hearing the young man's condition, and he remained in his seat.
- •The incident has sparked a debate on social media about whether to yield seats to elders or demand a price.
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The young passenger had purchased his 3AC ticket for approximately 2,100 rupees and told the elderly couple that they would need to pay 50 percent of the ticket price, which is 1,050 rupees, if they wanted his seat.
The young man demanded 1,050 rupees, which is half of the roughly 2,100 rupees he spent on his ticket, in exchange for surrendering his side lower berth to the elderly couple.
The incident gained widespread attention and sparked intense online debates after being shared on social media through a post by an account named Pooja.
