Jawans deployed on Vande Bharat after stone pelting

Security personnel have been deployed on the Delhi-Una Vande Bharat train after recent incidents of stone pelting at its coaches in Una district, officials said.

The places where the incidents occurred were being put under surveillance, officials of the district administration said.

“Ten jawans of the RPF and the Government Railway Police have been deployed in the train and suspected places have been kept under surveillance,” a Railway spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Six RPF jawans from Chandigarh boarded the Vande Bharat train on Monday night, while two RPF and two GRP jawans joined from Nangal and Una, the spokesperson said.

According to the officials, the train was stoned at different places in Una on Saturday and Sunday. However, the passengers travelling in the train did not suffer any harm.