A video circulating on social media has drawn widespread criticism after showing a woman apparently teaching a young child to throw garbage out of a moving local train. The clip, shared by an Instagram user, depicts the woman eating a snack during the journey with the toddler beside her. After finishing, she folds the wrapper and hands it to the child, who then tosses it out the window as she watches and smiles. She repeats the action with another wrapper. When confronted by another passenger, the woman reportedly replied, “Is the train your property?” Viewers expressed concern that children learn behaviors from adults and criticized the incident as an example of poor civic habits. Commenters noted that such actions undermine efforts to keep railways clean and stressed the role of parents in teaching responsible conduct in public spaces. Indian Railways has long urged passengers to use dustbins instead of discarding waste outside. Experts say young children imitate observed actions more than spoken rules, turning minor habits into lasting patterns.
