Watch: Stone pelting shatters Duronto window as passengers sit just inches away
A stone-pelting incident shattered windows on the Duronto Express in Maharashtra, causing alarm among passengers but no injuries. Railway authorities have registered a case against unknown persons and are investigating the area near Borkhedi station.
Why it matters
This incident underscores ongoing security concerns regarding passenger safety on Indian Railways and the challenges of policing vast rail networks.
NAGPUR/MUMBAI: A stone pelting incident was reported on the Duronto Express after it passed Borkhedi station in Maharashtra on Friday night, cracking the window glasses of coaches A-1, B-2 and B-5, according to Indian Railways.A video circulating on social media shows five passengers sitting together inside the train when a stone suddenly strikes the window, shattering the glass and sending fragments flying inside the coach.One of the passengers is heard saying they were travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai and were having food when the window suddenly broke.Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel conducted a search after receiving information about the incident at around 8.46pm.The search covered the Borkhedi-Sindhi section between kilometre 803 and 796, as well as nearby Borkhedi and Brahmani villages.Police also questioned the Police Patil…
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