India, July 8 -- A viral video claiming that a loco pilot stopped a train to buy samosas has sparked debate on social media, prompting a clarification from the Indian Railways. The video showed a railway staff member stepping down from a halted train near a roadside food stall and purchasing snacks, leading to claims that the Indore-Mhow DEMU passenger train was stopped for a personal reason.

However, the Railways has rejected the claim, stating that the video was misleading and did not show a passenger train being halted for buying food. According to the official clarification, the train seen in the video was a goods train that had already stopped at the Rau Home Signal due to engineering work being carried out in the Rau yard near Indo...