Stone pelting: Vande Bharat windowpanes damaged

  • | Monday | 18th March, 2019

Since its introduction between Delhi and Varanasi on February 18, the train had been attacked more than seven times, said the officials. Earlier, an FIR was lodged with Suriyava police in Bhadohi district last month, they said. As the area of incident lied in Kanpur Nagar district, he said, the case was transferred to police station concerned for further investigation and action.The GRP officials said this was second FIR lodged in connection with attacking Vande Bharat Express in this region. A total of nine windowpanes were damaged, however, no passenger suffered injuries in the incident fortunately.Dubey said that when the train reached here, officials gave a written complaint after which an FIR was lodged under Section 52 of Railway Act, Sections 147, 149, 336 of IPC and Section 7 of Criminal Law Act. VARANASI: In a fresh stone pelting incident by anti-social elements on Sunday, at least nine windowpanes of India’s fastest train- Vande Bharat Express- were damaged near Sarsaul railway station in Kanpur Nagar district.After registering a case in this connection, GRP Varanasi transferred it to Maharajpur police station in Kanpur on Monday for further investigation.Inspector (GRP) Varanasi Cantt railway station, Ashok Kumar Dubey said when the train reached here from Delhi on Sunday afternoon the railway officials lodged an FIR against eight unidentified persons for attacking the train.In their complaint, the railway officials mentioned that Varanasi-bound Vande Bharat Express left Kanpur after scheduled stoppage and when it was passing through the outskirts of Sarsaul railway station, eight youths standing near railway tracks started pelting stones on it.

VARANASI: In a fresh stone pelting incident by anti-social elements on Sunday, at least nine windowpanes of India’s fastest train- Vande Bharat Express- were damaged near Sarsaul railway station in Kanpur Nagar district.After registering a case in this connection, GRP Varanasi transferred it to Maharajpur police station in Kanpur on Monday for further investigation.Inspector (GRP) Varanasi Cantt railway station, Ashok Kumar Dubey said when the train reached here from Delhi on Sunday afternoon the railway officials lodged an FIR against eight unidentified persons for attacking the train.In their complaint, the railway officials mentioned that Varanasi-bound Vande Bharat Express left Kanpur after scheduled stoppage and when it was passing through the outskirts of Sarsaul railway station, eight youths standing near railway tracks started pelting stones on it. A total of nine windowpanes were damaged, however, no passenger suffered injuries in the incident fortunately.Dubey said that when the train reached here, officials gave a written complaint after which an FIR was lodged under Section 52 of Railway Act, Sections 147, 149, 336 of IPC and Section 7 of Criminal Law Act. As the area of incident lied in Kanpur Nagar district, he said, the case was transferred to police station concerned for further investigation and action.The GRP officials said this was second FIR lodged in connection with attacking Vande Bharat Express in this region. Earlier, an FIR was lodged with Suriyava police in Bhadohi district last month, they said. Since its introduction between Delhi and Varanasi on February 18, the train had been attacked more than seven times, said the officials.

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