Kolkata Metro Condemns Moral Policing In FB Post, Then Comments Saying Youth Lack Decency, Good Qualities

Kolkata Metro has been left red faced after goof up on social media amid the growing anger in the city about the moral policing incident that happened onboard a train on Monday night.

As the outrage online and offline simmered on Tuesday, the metro rail tried to reassure the people of the city that they were serious about the incident and they are trying to get to the bottom of it. The Facebook post ended saying "But we would like to make one thing very clear... that Metro Rly IS AGAINST MORAL POLICING."

It was all well and good until the Kolkata Metro's official handle made this remark in the comments section.

¡°What wrong has been done by the passengers. Nothing. It is the inevitable fallout of year-long vulgarity shown by a section of young generation. In Metro train, most of the young generation people do not know decency and good manner. To speak in English does not mean civilisation. Good qualities are totally lacking in young generation people and morality a distant dream. In their attitude, arrogance and ¡®don¡¯t¡¯ care gesture are very evident. Not only in the Metro, but also in other places similar incident will happen if the young generation does not get themselves rectified,¡± the post read.

It is not clear if the comment was made by the Kolkata Metro's official or the person handling the account went on a rant spree forgetting to switch the account.

Either way, for the metro's social media team, it was too late before they realised the mistake and deleted the comment. By then people had taken screenshots of it and began posting it on the comments.

The incident allegedly happened at the Dum Dum station on Monday night, when a middle aged and old men turned moral police and thrashed a young couple because they were standing too close.