Updated On: 19 October, 2025 06:28 PM IST | Jabalpur | mid-day online correspondent
A viral video from Jabalpur Railway Station shows a vendor taking a passenger’s wristwatch as payment for samosas after a failed UPI transaction. The incident sparked outrage, prompting railway authorities to detain the vendor and initiate licence cancellation action

The incident was captured in a video. Pic/screengrab from X
In a shocking incident at Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur Railway Station, a video on social media showed a vendor allegedly taking a passenger's wristwatch as payment for samosas after an online transaction glitch, news agency PTI reported. The vendor was detained within a few hours by the authorities concerned following the incident.
Shameful incident at Jabalpur , Railway Station
A passenger asked for samosas, PhonePe failed to pay, and the train started moving. Over this trivial matter, the samosa seller grabbed the passenger's collar, accused him of wasting time, and forced the money/samosa. The passenger… pic.twitter.com/Xr7ZwvEVY2