On Saturday afternoon, miscreants threw stones at the Puri-Anand Vihar Express near Banspani station in the Chakradharpur division. The attack shattered a window of the third AC coach, causing panic among passengers. Train ticket inspector and RPF personnel reached the B-4 coach and informed the Chakradharpur divisional headquarters about the incident,...
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but the stone throwers were not identified. This is not the first such incident in Odisha. On September 19th, miscreants threw stones at the Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express near Jharsuguda station, breaking a window of the B-1 coach. Earlier, several trains passing through Tatanagar were targeted in similar incidents near Chakulia, Gamharia, Manoharpur, Danguwaposi and other stations. Most of these attacks occurred near stations in Odisha. The miscreants have targeted Vande Bharat, Rajdhani and Janshatabdi Express trains. The RPF is running awareness campaigns in villages along the railway line with the help of panchayats.