Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express train near Rajkot; MoS Home was aboard

Rajkot: Vande Bharat Express train connecting Ahmedabad to Jamnagar was attacked with stones near Bileshwar railway station on Wankaner – Rajkot route on December 7 during 8.30 to 9.08 pm.

Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi was also travelling in this train when the incident took place. Police started investigation in the night itself under the office of the Inspector of Railway Protection Force in Rajkot.

‘An incident of stone pelting took place last evening due to which C4 and C5 coaches have suffered cracks in window glasses. The windows of this train are fitted with fiber reinforced glass to ensure passenger safety, so when stone hit the window, the glass receives crack but no passenger suffers harm, ‘ said Railway Police official Pavankumar Shrivastav.

He further informed that passengers, Sarpanch of nearby village, local persons were questioned last night after the incident. According to Police sources, Harsh Sanghavi was not traveling in the coach that was hit by stone pelting. Vande Bharat Express trains have suffered stone pelting at various locations across the country in separate incidents. DeshGujarat