Five individuals have been arrested for allegedly throwing stones at the Vande Bharat Express during its trial run in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Saturday. The train, which is set to run from Durg to Visakhapatnam, was scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
The incident took place at Bagbahara railway station on Friday morning as the train was returning from Visakhapatnam. Although no injuries were reported, the windows of three coaches—C2-10, C4-1, and C9-78—were damaged.
The accused, identified as Shiv Kumar Baghel, Devendra Kumar, Jeetu Pandey, Sonwani, and Arjun Yadav, have been charged under the Railways Act, 1989.