THE video of a jam-packed Western Railway local train that went viral on social media on Thursday, has had commuters and activists raise questions about social distancing and implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols on local trains. Western Railway officials said they were investigating the matter and appealed to people to not crowd trains and maintain social distancing and COVID-19 medical protocols.

Mushtaq Ansari of Team Potholes Warrior, who put up the video on his Twitter account, said he will find details of time and date from the person he got it from. People have been receiving the video on social media and WhatsApp in the name of various stations where it was allegedly shot. Sources said it probably looked a day old from when railway services and public transport had been badly affected due to the heavy rain on Wednesday. They said hence the crowd.