Coimbatore: When your train passes Coimbatore-Irugur junction or Irugur-Tirupur direction, it is higher to duck or dodge as stones would possibly hit you, inflicting injury.
A 38-year-old passenger was once injured on his head when a miscreant hurled a stone at Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express train on Tuesday night. The incident came about round 5pm between Irugur Junction and Somanur. This was once the 50th such incident this yr.
The injured was once known as Kanna Rao, a local of Godavari East district in Andhra Pradesh. He was once given clinical help at a railway clinic in Erode. Based on his criticism, the Railway Protection Force has registered a case underneath Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting armed with fatal weapon), 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and launched a probe.
Railway officers stated they have got booked 50 cases of stone pelting to this point this yr. "Several such cases come up. We have identified the spots and are taking various steps to stop incidents like this," stated a railway legit.
He stated maximum stole pelting incidents have been reported from Coimbatore-Irugur and Irugur-Tirupur stretch. "Earlier Salem-Attur was a very sensitive location. After several awareness campaigns and interactions with locals, stone pelting incidents have come down. We will do the same in these locations as well," stated an legit.
In a equivalent incident, a travelling price tag examiner was once injured when some miscreants hurled stones at the Kannur-Yeshwanthpur Express near Peelamedu railway station on October this yr.
"Children, who travel in trains, often sit near windows. Stone pelting incidents can harm them critically," an legit identified.
According to RPF officers, drunkards are to be mostly blamed for the incident. "There are several Tasmac outlets near these routes and they hurl stones at trains when loco pilots blow horn or lights affect their vision," they stated.
A 38-year-old passenger was once injured on his head when a miscreant hurled a stone at Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express train on Tuesday night. The incident came about round 5pm between Irugur Junction and Somanur. This was once the 50th such incident this yr.
The injured was once known as Kanna Rao, a local of Godavari East district in Andhra Pradesh. He was once given clinical help at a railway clinic in Erode. Based on his criticism, the Railway Protection Force has registered a case underneath Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting armed with fatal weapon), 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and launched a probe.
Railway officers stated they have got booked 50 cases of stone pelting to this point this yr. "Several such cases come up. We have identified the spots and are taking various steps to stop incidents like this," stated a railway legit.
He stated maximum stole pelting incidents have been reported from Coimbatore-Irugur and Irugur-Tirupur stretch. "Earlier Salem-Attur was a very sensitive location. After several awareness campaigns and interactions with locals, stone pelting incidents have come down. We will do the same in these locations as well," stated an legit.
In a equivalent incident, a travelling price tag examiner was once injured when some miscreants hurled stones at the Kannur-Yeshwanthpur Express near Peelamedu railway station on October this yr.
"Children, who travel in trains, often sit near windows. Stone pelting incidents can harm them critically," an legit identified.
According to RPF officers, drunkards are to be mostly blamed for the incident. "There are several Tasmac outlets near these routes and they hurl stones at trains when loco pilots blow horn or lights affect their vision," they stated.
Train pelted with stone, passenger injured
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November 30, 2017
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