India, Sept. 22 -- A woman has alleged on Reddit that a train ticket checker who inspected her ticket during a journey later found her on Instagram and sent her a follow request. The Reddit user, who narrated her experience in detail, said she was unsettled by the incident and questioned whether it was a common occurrence.

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She wrote, "I was travelling by train recently and later noticed that the TC who checked tickets in my coach somehow found me on Instagram and sent me a follow request. I am guessing he got my name from the reservation chart. Felt a little creepy honestly because that is the private info passengers give for travel. Was w...