India, Feb. 17 -- A group of women heading to Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela left a senior railway official in Bihar stunned when they claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had allowed them to travel without tickets.

The incident took place at Buxar railway station near Bihar's border with Uttar Pradesh, according to a news agency PTI report.

A viral video of the incident shows Danapur Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Jayant Kumar engaging with the group of women, who were waiting near the tracks.

When the DRM inquired whether they had tickets, the women responded they did not. Upon asking who had given them permission to travel ticket-free, they replied, "Narendra Modi told us so."

The DRM, visibly taken aback,...