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