Stones pelted on Netravati Express in Kerala, windows shattered
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Kasaragod: A fresh incident of stone pelting on a train was reported on Friday night near Kumbala area of Kerala's Kasaragod district, Railway police officials said on Saturday.
According to the Railway police, stones were pelted at the Netravati Express running between Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai, in which window panes of the train were damaged. However, the train continued its journey as there were no reports of any injuries to any passengers.
In recent times, multiple incidents of stone-pelting on trains have been reported from the southern state.
On August 21, window panes of a Vande Bharat Express and a Rajdhani Express were damaged in such attacks.
Similar incidents of stone-pelting on trains were reported on August 13, when the Mangalore-Chennai Superfast Express and Netravati Express were attacked by miscreants in Kannur district.
Prior to that, a Vande Bharat train was pelted with stones a couple of times in May after it was launched in Kerala by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April this year.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) had arrested three persons last week in connection with two separate stone-pelting incidents on trains in Malappuram and Kannur districts.
With inputs from PTI