Passengers pelt stones at special train in UP’s Kanpur, damage windshield

Kanpur: The windshield of the motor coach of the Ahmedabad-Darbhanga festival special train was damaged after unidentified passengers threw stones at the train near Bhimsen railway station in Kanpur district, officials said on Sunday. It was stated that the incident occurred on Saturday evening when the train stopped at the outer signal of the station. “When the train was stopped at the outer signal, some passengers turned violent and started pelting stones,” said Ajay Kumar Meena, RPF inspector at Bhimsen junction. The pilot and co-pilot quickly secured the cabin and alerted the control room. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel reached the spot to maintain order.