At Varanasi Cantt station, a vendor charged ₹120 from a student for Chole-Bhatura instead of ₹20. On the complaint of the student, the police intervened and returned the extra money. The video of the incident has gone viral, sparking a debate on overcharging.
A fight over the price of a plate of Chole-Bhatura at the railway station has now gone viral on social media. The case pertains to Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station, where a student from Bihar alleges that a shopkeeper asked him for six times more money than the fixed price. After the video of this incident surfaced, the debate has again erupted on the arbitrariness and overcharging of vendors at railway stations. According to the viral video, the student’s name is Pintu Kumar and he had come to Varanasi from Bihar to appear for the exam. He told that a hawker offered him a plate of Chole-Bhatura containing six Bhaturas for Rs 20. But when Pintu finished his food, the shopkeeper asked him for Rs 120.
After this the student went straight to the policemen present at the station. In the video, a police officer is seen asking Pintu the whole story. The student says, “After saying that Chole-Bhatura was worth Rs. 20, he gave six pieces and took Rs. 120.”
Pintu also told that this did not happen only with him, but similar fraud happened with many other students of Bihar who had come to appear for the examination. In the clip he says, “We have come from Bihar to take the exam. We have also taken exams from many students.”
The video further shows police officers interrogating the shopkeeper about this allegation. The officer questioned the vendor as to why customers were being charged more money than the fixed price. On this the shopkeeper is seen apologizing and says that this will not happen in future. After this the officer ordered him to return the excess money taken from the student.
The policeman can be heard saying, “You are taking Rs 120 for goods worth Rs 20, is that right? Return the money back.” After this, the student got his money back in the presence of police.
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What people said on the internet
As soon as this incident spread on social media, people gave different types of reactions to it. Some expressed their opinion on the price of the shopkeeper and the action of the police. Many people supported the student and demanded to stop overcharging at railway stations. At the same time, some people also raised questions on how possible it is to get six Bhature for Rs 20 in 2026.
One user wrote, “20 rs me kon khila raha 6 bhature 2026 me?”, pointing out that the price of Rs 20 itself seems very low.
Another person shared his similar experience at the station and said, “I bought Mosambi juice. The seller gave me a big glass of 40 rupees, then he added another glass in it. I thought he would give 2 glasses of 40 rupees. I drank it, but started charging 80 rupees.”
It was said in many comments that this does not happen only at railway stations. One user wrote, “Poore Varanasi ke restaurant me ye cheating chalti hai aur kayi restaurant me khane ki price list he nahi hai.”