The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has opened an investigation after a Vande Bharat train was allegedly pelted with a stone while passing between Aluva and Angamaly in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Saturday (March 7, 2026). It is the second such incident of stone pelting on trains reported from Ernakulam district in less than three weeks.
No passenger was injured in the incident, though the stone caused scratches on the body of the train. The train, numbered 20632, came under the miscreant act while it was en route to Mangaluru from Thiruvananthapuram. The incident took place around 7.10 p.m., according to the RPF.
“A case has been registered under Section 153 of the Railways Act (endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission). The offence calls for imprisonment upto five years,” A.P. Venu, Circle Inspector, RPF, Aluva, said.
The incident happened two weeks after a 16-year-old boy from Kadavanthra in the district was booked by the RPF, Ernakulam North, for allegedly throwing a stone at the Madurai-Guruvayur Express.
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