Overview

• Railway authorities say they have identified more than 20 accounts accused of sharing old or manipulated videos and have begun filing FIRs.
• A round-the-clock monitoring mechanism is now tracking posts in real time to flag and report misleading content.
• Passengers are urged to rely on verified Ministry of Railways handles, including @RailMinIndia on X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, for updates.
• Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected New Delhi station’s control room as posts noted about 75,000 passengers arriving at the same time on Saturday.
• Director General-Safety Hari Shankar Verma emphasized strengthened data safety and cybersecurity, with CRIS serving as the nodal agency for ticketing and passenger-data systems.