Key Takeaways
- The Vande Bharat Express coach suffered broken window panes after stone‑pelters attacked the train.
- No passengers were injured, and security forces including the RPF were deployed immediately.
- East Coast Railway is intensifying public education to prevent future stone‑pelting incidents.
Bhubaneswar: The window panes of the Executive Class coach of Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat Express were damaged by the stone-pelters on Sunday.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources here on Monday said the Vande Bharat Express train was targeted by stone‑pelters.
The attack occurred between Meramandali and Budhapank in the Dhenkanal‑Angul Railway Section of the Bhubaneswar‑Sambalpur rail line on Sunday.
Due to this incident, the windowpanes of the Executive Class coach have been damaged.
This is not the first time in the country the Vande Bharat Express train has been targeted. Similar incidents had also occurred in other parts of the country.
However, no passengers have been injured in any of the incidents so far.
The incident was reported by the on-duty RPF Escorting Staff. The security wing of the ECoR has taken it seriously and alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP).
RPF’s Assistant Security Commissioner from Cuttack has been rushed to the spot.
Indian Railways, especially East Coast Railway, is consistently making drives to educate the public, especially those who reside in nearby areas of rail lines, not to throw stones on trains that could harm the passengers.
The local police have also been informed about the matter, and strict action will be taken against the stone-pelters. Both the security wing and the ECoR, in coordination with local police, are on the job of tracing out the culprits.
