TTE suspended for allowing unauthorised decorator into First AC coupe

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jul 9 (PTI) A Travelling Ticket Examiner has been suspended for allegedly allowing an unauthorised decorator to enter a First AC coach of Nandigram Express and decorate a coupe for a couple, the South Central Railway has said. A couple travelling in a First AC coupe had hired a decorator through an online platform to adorn their compartment during the journey on July 6, SCR said in an official release on Wednesday. A video of the decorated coach has gone viral. The railway official said the decorator's entry into the coach was unauthorised, which was a serious lapse. The ticket checker concerned has been suspended, and a departmental inquiry has been initiated, the release said. Appropriate disciplinary action would be initiated against those found responsible based on the inquiry, it added. PTI AW NSK NR