'This Girl Is Mentally Disturbed': Kolkata Woman Uses Pepper Spray On Another Woman Over Seat Dispute In Local Train

Kolkata Local Train Viral Video: Chaos broke out inside a Kolkata local train after a young woman allegedly sprayed pepper spray in a crowded compartment, leaving passengers coughing in panic. The shocking incident happened in the women’s coach of a Sealdah-bound train and was caught on camera by fellow commuters. In the viral video, several women can be seen shouting at a passenger wearing a green kurti, questioning her reckless act. One angry voice can be heard saying, “Why did you do this when there were children here?”
According to a post shared on Instagram, the woman had boarded the train from Sealdah and got into a heated argument with another female passenger over a seat. "When this girl in a green kurti saw that she couldn't get a seat after arguing, she took out a can of pepper spray from her bag and tried to spray it in the girl's face. When a woman standing nearby stopped her from doing so, the girl got angry and sprayed pepper spray all over the train compartment," the post read.
“Everyone started coughing, their throats and noses started burning. Two children began to feel unwell,” the post further read. Furious passengers surrounded the woman and demanded an explanation before handing her over to the Government Railway Police (GRP). Officials later confirmed that the woman was detained and questioned by the railway police and an investigation is now underway.
The incident has triggered massive outrage both inside the train and on social media. Many users slammed the woman for misusing something meant for protection. One user wrote, "Misuse of pepper spray as a weapon to attack the innocent public." "Achahua, ladies compartment mai use kiyanahi to victim card use kiyahotaisne," a second user wrote.
"I don't know if it is hereafter, but a few months ago, spray was left in Bidhannagar everywhere, and many people didn't get up on the train... A woman did this from inside the train.... Our faces were burning with tears like this," a third user shared his experience. "Where's this violent attitude coming from? This is the first time I've heard the use of pepper spray in West Bengal," wrote a fourth user.