Adhesive gel pack found with food in Vande Bharat Express

Passengers in the Vande Bharat express train proceeding from Mysuru to the city were shocked to find an adhesive gel packet along with the food served. D. Sekhar, a resident of Kathirvedu, said he along with a few others was returning from Mysuru to the city in the Vande Bharat (train no.

20608) train on Sunday when he was shocked to find an adhesive gel packet in the food tray served by the IRCTC canteen.The passengers in the train reported the incident to the ticket checker and gave a written complaint. He said this was a grave lapse on the part of the food contractor which could have caused serious health hazard to the passengers.

A senior official of Southern Railway said the incident has been reported to the IRCTC team as well as to the South Western railway for further action. Published - July 27, 2026 12:07 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit READ LATER SEE ALL Remove