Window panes of the Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express were broken on Monday after some anti-social elements pelted stones at the recently launched train near Malda’s Kumarganj station in West Bengal.
The incident comes four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s 7th Vande Bharat Express on its way from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri Junction.
The express train connects South Bengal to North Bengal. It was launched on December 30, 2022 from Howrah in the presence of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
About this incident, Eastern Railway said, “On 02.01.23 at about 17.50 hrs, information was received from the duty T.E party of T.N.22302 Vande Bharat Express that after crossing Kumarganj station under IPF Samsi, stones were pelted at Coach No. C13 As a result, the glass of the door was broken. The train escort consisted of 04 personnel from RPF Post D-shed MLDT with Arms and Amman along with 01 ASI.
