Six side windows of the Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express were damaged in stone-throwing in eastern Bengaluru on Saturday, officials said. There were no injuries.
South India’s first Vande Bharat train (number 20607) had just left the KR Puram railway station and was moving towards Bengaluru Cantonment when a volley of stones hit its six panoramic windows in C4 and C5 coaches at around 10.30 am, according to the South Western Railway (SWR). Two of the windows corresponding to seat numbers 10-12 and 20-22 suffered extensive damage. The cost of repair will be substantial.
The train, which left the MGR Chennai station at 5.50 am, was on the way to its second stoppage at KSR Bengaluru when a group of miscreants targeted it.
