‘Nothing less than harassment’: Odisha school athletes made to sit near train toilets on way home; probe ordered

Odisha’s school and mass education department has ordered an inquiry after 18 student athletes and four teachers were forced to sit near train toilets due to unconfirmed tickets on their return from the National School Games. Parents expressed outrage over the “harassment,” with a TTE eventually providing seats. The department is seeking explanations and plans to meet railway officials.