Stone thrown at Vande Bharat near Aluva in Kerala, RPF launches probe

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has opened an investigation after a Vande Bharat train was allegedly pelted with a stone while passing between Aluva and Angamaly in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Saturday (March 7, 2026). It is the second such incident of stone pelting on trains reported from Ernakulam district in less than three weeks.

No passenger was injured in the incident, though the stone caused scratches on the body of the train. The train, numbered 20632, came under the miscreant act while it was en route to Mangaluru from Thiruvananthapuram. The incident took place around 7.10 p.m., according to the RPF.

“A case has been registered under Section 153 of the Railways Act (endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission). The offence calls for imprisonment upto five years,” A.P. Venu, Circle Inspector, RPF, Aluva, said.

The incident happened two weeks after a 16-year-old boy from Kadavanthra in the district was booked by the RPF, Ernakulam North, for allegedly throwing a stone at the Madurai-Guruvayur Express.

Previous incident

The boy was traced by an RPF team which patrolled the track soon after the incident was reported on February 20. During the investigation, it was revealed that the boy along with a friend of his age had accessed the railway track through the Pulleppadi area and a scuffle between them and two strangers over smoking had led to the stone pelting. According to the RPF, the two groups threw stones at each other and a stone allegedly thrown by the boy entered through the doorway of an AC coach of the train.