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News18•16-10-2026, 13:03
Viral Video Shows Paan Vendor Making 25 Paans On Train Berth
  • •A viral video captured a paan vendor setting up a makeshift workstation on the lower berth of a 3AC coach during a train journey from Mumbai to Chhattisgarh.
  • •The vendor was seen carefully preparing around 25 paans for passengers, spreading a cloth across the passenger seat to assemble the order.
  • •The footage sparked widespread debate online regarding hygiene standards and the commercial use of train berths meant for sitting or sleeping.
  • •Viewers and social media users also raised serious concerns about unauthorized vending inside reserved coaches and the likelihood of passengers spitting paan stains inside the train.

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A paan vendor was spotted using the lower berth of a 3-tier AC coach as a workstation to prepare around 25 paans for passengers, sparking online discussions about cleanliness and unauthorized commercial activities.

Social media users raised serious hygiene concerns, questioning the use of passenger sleeping berths for commercial food preparation and pointing out issues with passengers spitting stains inside coaches.

The passenger explained that he was traveling from Mumbai to Chhattisgarh in a third AC coach when he noticed the vendor laying a cloth across a lower berth and busily fulfilling an order of 20 to 25 paans.