Watch: Man held for releasing snake in Vande Bharat train loo

THANE: Nearly one-and-a-half months after a snake was found inside a toilet of Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Express, Central Railway’s RPF arrested a 37-year-old man from Mumbra on Wednesday. The accused, Jagan Arjun Bhale, a resident of Nashik district, was traced through CCTV footage. The incident had occurred in coach C-16 of train no. 22225 when passengers spotted a rat snake inside the washroom.Railway staff sealed the toilet and informed the control room. The reptile was rescued at Solapur with the help of a snake catcher, said CR chief PRO Swapnil Nila. Investigators examined CCTV footage which showed Bhale releasing the snake inside the toilet after boarding the train at Thane.