India, March 26 -- The Ministry of Indian Railways has initiated action against Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the vendor of a Vande Bharat Express after a video of a passenger finding live worms in his food went viral. The video shows the passenger confronting the onboard staff, who initially try to dismiss it as "kesar" (saffron).

The ministry shared that fines were imposed on both IRCTC and the vendor who provided the food. "The complaint regarding food quality raised by a passenger in train number 21896 (Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express) on 15 March 2026 has been taken seriously."

It added, "Action taken - IRCTC has been penalised Rs.10 lakh, the service provider has been penalised with Rs.50 lakh,...