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NEW DELHI: A video of travel influencer Klaudia Falenta went viral on social media after she shared a frightening experience at New Delhi Railway Station, where she was nearly scammed while trying to board a train to Varanasi.Klaudia, a solo traveller and content creator, posted a reel on Instagram on Sunday, sharing details of the incident. In the video, she described the episode as “another crazy travel day in India,” adding that it “definitely got my blood boiling.” Reacting to the incident, Klaudia said “why I hate Delhi train stations” as she recounted the alleged scam attempt.
According to her post, she woke up early in the morning and took an Uber to the station for an eight-hour train journey. At the station entrance, a man approached her, claimed her ticket was invalid and attempted to redirect her to another office. “ That’s why I hate Delhi station. This man just tried to straight up scam me, tried to get me to go… Oh my god, I’m literally foaming at the mouth,” Klaudia said in the video.The influencer explained that the encounter lasted about ten minutes, during which she showed her other valid tickets before the man let her go. “Well, the reason I was so stressed and angry was because it was 10 minutes until my train departed,” she added. She later managed to reach her platform and catch the train after receiving help navigating a closed entry point.In the caption accompanying the reel, Klaudia said she hesitated before sharing the footage.“I almost didn’t wanna include these clips, because it’s so out of my character to be angry like this and I don’t like seeing it. But then, I wouldn’t stay true to what I wanted to do which is show travel for what it really is. The unfiltered and real—travel is not always positive and happy and that’s when you grow the most as a person,” she wrote.The post drew supportive reactions from social media users. One commented, “More strength to you… you will have better experience at other Indian locations.” Another advised, “Just don’t talk to those characters… Just mind your business when you are dealing with them.” A third wrote, “Glad that you are overcoming challenges which sometimes we Indians cannot think about.”Despite the stressful encounter, Klaudia said the rest of her journey went smoothly. She enjoyed the train ride, interacted with fellow passengers and later explored Varanasi.“From here on, it was easy sailing. So I jumped into my Uber and it was time to explore Varanasi,” she said.
