Vande Bharat Express: South Western Railway has said in a statement that an incident of stone pelting has come to light on the Mysore-Chennai Vande Bharat Express train in Karnataka, in which two windows of a coach of the high speed train were damaged. The incident is being told between Krishnarajapuram-Bengaluru Cantonment railway stations on Saturday. No one was injured in the accident, officials said.

till now stone pelting 34 CASES REGISTERED

Highlighting the incidents of stone pelting in South Western Railway Division in the past, the officials said that incidents of stone pelting on trains are coming to the fore continuously. Railway Protection Force (RPF) cases have been registered. January and February on Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway Cases have been registered. The cases have been registered on the basis of incidents reported near Lottegollahalli-Kodigehalli, Bayyappanahalli-Channasandra, Channasandra Yelahanka, Chikkabanavar-Yesvantpur stretches and Krishnarajapuram, Baiyappanahalli, Tumakuru, Banaswadi, Carmelaram and Bengaluru Cantonment areas, officials said. pelting stones on trains is a non-bailable offence

The statement also mentions the damage caused by stone pelting to both public property and passengers. It has been said that public property is damaged by stone pelting on trains. Due to this, passengers in the train get hurt, which is sometimes fatal. Throwing stones at trains is a non-bailable offence. According to section 139 of the Railway Act, if any person on a train Throws stones and such act is likely to endanger the safety of the passengers in the train, he shall be punishable. The punishment in such cases could be life imprisonment or imprisonment of up to ten years, the officials said.

)These efforts are being made to stop the incidents of stone pelting

In addition to increasing vigilance, awareness campaigns are being conducted by RPF at the locations of such incidents as well as in the surrounding areas covering schools, villages etc. to prevent miscreants threatening the safety of train operations. Stay away from acts that put you in. Public is being sensitized in this regard through display of messages and announcements in CCTVs at railway stations, waiting rooms and other railway areas of public contact. Railways has asked passengers to inform about such incidents to Railways through toll free number. Officials said, Railways appeals to general public and passengers to inform on toll-free. Called on the helpline number (44) for incidents of stone pelting May go.

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Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 5: 42 PM IST