Three men have been arrested for throwing stones at the Vande Bharat Express between Surat and Utran in Gujarat, damaging three glass panels on the train. CCTV footage helped the Railway Protection Force (RPF) identify the accused, who allegedly told investigators that they had pelted the train with stones for fun.The incident involved train number 26904, which was travelling between Utran and Surat railway stations.

The stone-pelting damaged two window panes in a passenger coach and a glass panel in the pantry area. No passenger or railway employee was injured.According to information provided by the RPF, the incident came to light on October 23, 2026, following which railway security personnel launched a search for those responsible.CCTV FOOTAGE HELPED IDENTIFY ACCUSEDAfter receiving information about the damage, RPF personnel from Surat railway post began searching the area between Utran and Surat, particularly around the Tapi river and the Surat yard.

Inspector Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar and Assistant Sub-Inspector Prem Singh Hada contacted Head Constable Shiv Narayan Singh, who was in charge of the train escort team, to obtain details of the incident. The escort team confirmed that no one had been injured in the stone-pelting.RPF personnel searched bushes and other potential hiding spots near the railway tracks and questioned people in the surrounding area.

However, the initial search did not yield any information about the person or persons responsible. The RPF subsequently formed a special team to identify and apprehend the accused.

The team comprised Assistant Sub-Inspector Sunil Patil, Head Constables Manoj Kumar and Jignesh Kumar, and Constable Rakesh Yadav.The team examined CCTV footage from cameras installed near the incident site and surrounding areas, as well as available footage from the Vande Bharat Express. The footage showed individuals near the railway tracks before the incident and helped investigators identify three suspects.The three men were subsequently apprehended and brought to the RPF post for questioning.ACCUSED PELTED TRAIN WITH STONES FOR FUNDuring questioning, the three accused admitted to throwing stones at the moving train for fun, according to the information provided by the RPF.The damage was reported near seats 40, 41, 42, 60, 61 and 62 in coach C-6 of the Vande Bharat Express, in addition to damage to the glass panel in the pantry area.Further investigation is being conducted by Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar.- EndsWith inputs from Sanjay Singh J Rathod