Jalna, July 9 -- A couple travelling in the 1st AC coupe of the Nandigram Express train found their private surprise turning into a full-blown railway controversy, after a decorator they had hired online to spruce up their coupe managed to slip aboard the train at Jalna station on July 6, without a ticket and without any authorisation to enter the coach.

Railway officials are viewing the decorator's entry into the coach as a "serious lapse" of security, which has led to the concerned staff member being placed under suspension, and a detailed departmental inquiry has been ordered.

"A couple travelling in Train No. 11002 Nandigram express on 6/7/26 had privately engaged a decorator online to decorate their 1st AC coupe. The decorator's en...