According to police, an Odisha-born migrant worker was apprehended after allegedly throwing stones at two passenger trains in Kannur, Kerala, last week. Sarvesh, an Odia resident, has been named as the accused. The accused allegedly threw stones at the Netravati Express and Chennai Super Fast trains on August 13 between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning, according to Kannur Commissioner of Police Ajit Kumar.
“The accused has been taken into custody for pelting stones on two trains. The arrested individual, Sarvesh, had been working as a painter in Kannur for a decade and was found to be in inebriated condition,” added the police.
He was caught after reviewing approximately 200 CCTV recordings. The accused has admitted of committing the offence, and police were further proceeding into the matter accordingly.
Last month, a stone pelting incident on the newly launched Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express train was reported.
Officials said that stones were pelted on Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express at 8.40 am after between the Kadur-Birur section by some unknown persons.
“The outer glass of C5 coach seat numbers 43, 44, and the EC-1 coach toilet were damaged,” officials said, adding that no person was injured.
The semi-high-speed train was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last week of June.
Stones were thrown at the Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Express train earlier in June. Since January 2023, there have been 7 reported incidents. A similar incident involving the first Vande Bharat Express in Kerala was reported from Kerala earlier in May. Stones were thrown at the Vande Bharat Express in Visakhapatnam during maintenance in January, officials were previously informed on April 6 when a new incident of stone-throwing was reported. In Visakhapatnam, a coach’s glass window was broken close to Kancharapalem.