Overview

• Kanika Devrani lodged an FIR on June 28 after her June 27 video detailed being drugged and robbed in the Brahmaputra Mail’s reserved 2AC coach.
• Railway Seva has opened a preliminary safety inquiry to examine how an unauthorized individual entered the coach and administered a sedative.
• The Railway Protection Force and Assam Police have not recovered Devrani’s stolen phone or other belongings despite tracing her device’s location to Malda, West Bengal.
• The incident has exposed gaps in ticket verification and onboard policing that put even air-conditioned class passengers at risk.
• Her viral reel—garnering over 44,000 likes—has amplified calls for stricter coach access controls and improved coordination between the RPF and state police.