Overview
- The 43-second video shows a train coach floor covered with snack packets, plastic bottles, soiled spoons and strewn bedsheets.
- The passenger who recorded the clip says the mess was left by Class 10 students headed to Manali.
- The footage was posted on Instagram by Vikrant Krishnarao Thakre and spread widely on March 16.
- No students appear in the video as the filmer avoids showing faces, and publications describe it as user-generated content without independent verification.
- Online reactions emphasize civic education by parents and schools, with proposals such as a refundable cleanliness deposit and easier access to dustbins on trains.