LUCKNOW: A stone was allegedly thrown at the Gorakhpur-Prayagraj Vande Bharat Express by an unidentified person on Sunday afternoon.
The incident left several passengers, including minors, traumatised. The on-board RPF (Railway Protection Force) squad was informed immediately. The stone was thrown near Atrampur railway station in Prayagraj district.
The stone broke the double-layered windowpane of coach C1, near seat numbers 25, 26, and 27, where a woman was travelling with her two young children.
“Fortunately, none of the passengers was injured, but the children sitting next to the damaged windowpane were left traumatised. As soon as the train reached Prayag Junction, additional RPF personnel reached out to the family. An FIR has been lodged under the Railway Act Section 153 (endangering the safety of railway passengers) by RPF Prayag Junction,” said a railway official.
Arvind Chauhan is an experienced journalist with a demonstrated h...
Read MoreArvind Chauhan is an experienced journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the newspapers industry as well as for the social media wing as digital content creator. He has covered subjects like railways, aviation, defence, energy, health, real estate, minority affairs, women and child development, crime, customs, telecom, district court, district administration, roads and infrastructure, armed forces tribunal, and regional politics across Uttar Pradesh. He began his career in Lucknow, and has done reporting in West Uttar Pradesh. He has won the Times Scribe Award four times including for busting fake news, and extensive coverage on Covid orphans. He graduated with a journalism degree from Times School of Journalism and BA (Honors) in English from Lucknow University.
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