The Indian Railways said on Wednesday it had fined a vending contractor Rs 1 lakh after a video showed a vendor using water from train toilets to prepare tea and coffee.

In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, South Central Railway said its inquiry had found that the incident took place on the Chennai Central-Hyderabad Charminar Express in December. In the video, the vendor is seen coming out of a train toilet with beverage cans.

After the inquiry, the authorities found that the vendor was employed with P Sivaprasad, a contractor for the section between Secunderabad and Kazipet. “Stringent action” has been taken against him and the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation has levied a penalty on him, South Central Railway said.

Two other people seen in the video were unauthorised hawkers, the statement said.

"Clarification on the Video in circulation in Social Media on Vendor seen coming out of train toilet with tea/coffee cans". @RailMinIndia @drmsecunderabad @PiyushGoyal @PiyushGoyalOffc pic.twitter.com/nQRFLPT4vA — SouthCentralRailway (@SCRailwayIndia) May 2, 2018

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