Delhi Metro Coaches To Be Patrolled By Police After Row Over Viral Videos
NDTV
The latest video that surfaced on social media allegedly showed a couple kissing while sitting on the floor of a metro coach. It prompted the DMRC appeal to the commuters to "refrain from indulging in such obscene activities".
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to strengthen patrolling at stations and inside trains by uniformed security personnel and staffers in plain clothes after a string of viral videos of riders caused controversy in recent weeks, officials said.
The latest video that surfaced on social media allegedly showed a couple kissing while sitting on the floor of a metro coach. It prompted the DMRC appeal to the commuters to "refrain from indulging in such obscene activities".
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation recently wrote to the Delhi Police to strengthen patrolling at stations and inside metro coaches to curb such incidents, sources told Press Trust of India.
"In the light of recent videos, the metro is looking to improve security and surveillance by implementing several measures," a senior official said.
