Stones thrown at South India’s first Vande Bharat Express, 6 windows damaged

Six windows of the Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express were damaged due to stone-throwing in Bengaluru Saturday, prompting the South Western Railway (SWR) to increase patrolling from Sunday in areas where such incidents have been reported.

The incident took place when South India’s first Vande Bharat Express going towards Bengaluru Cantonment from K R Puram Railway Station was hit by stones damaging six windows around 10.30 pm on Saturday. The train, which left M G R Chennai station at 5.50 am, was on the way to its second stoppage at K S R Bengaluru.