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Stones pelted at newly launched Vande Bharat Express in Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram, May 2: An incident of stone pelting was reported on the newly launched Vande Bharat Express follow in Kerala, educated officers.

According to Southern Railway officers, the incident was reported when the follow was travelling between Tirunavaya and Tirur. The follow was going to Thiruvananthapuram from Kasargod.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on April 25.

“No one was injured. The windshield of one coach was damaged. Police have registered a case. We have decided to strengthen train security,” talked about Southern Railway.

Earlier on April 6, a up to date incident of stone pelting was reported on the Vande Bharat Express from Visakhapatnam, educated officers

This is the third incident of stone pelting inside the last three months.

According to officers, a coach window glass was broken due to the pelting of stones by miscreants.

“Stone pelting was reported between Khammam and Vijayawada railway stations while coming from Secunderabad. The incident happened on Wednesday evening in South Central Railway zone premises,” acknowledged a Waltair Division Railway press remember.

Earlier in January, stones have been pelted on the Vande Bharat follow in Visakhapatnam metropolis of Andhra Pradesh all through repairs. The glass pane of a coach of Vande Bharat Express was damaged near Kancharapalem in Visakhapatnam.

According to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Anup Kumar Sethupati, “Some unknown persons pelted stones at Vande Bharat train as it reached Visakhapatnam for maintenance and train run. Stones were pelted on train coaches while it was going to the coach care centre for maintenance from Visakhapatnam station.

Earlier on March 12, an incident of stone pelting on Vande Bharat Express train was reported from West Bengal in which window panes of a coach of the high-speed train were damaged, Eastern Railway said in a statement.

The incident was reported to have taken place near Farrakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

In January 2023, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) informed that two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were allegedly pelted on the two coaches near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district. This was the second attack as earlier in the same month the Vande Bharat Express window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri near Malda.

The RPF Commander had informed that the incident happened near the Phansidewa area in the Darjeeling district.

“Windows of coach C3 and C6 of Vande Bharat Express have been found damaged due to stone pelting. It was found, dwelling home windows have been damaged near Phansidewa house in Darjeeling district when the follow was transferring within the route of New Jalpaiguri,” he had talked about.



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