Crowds throw stones at parked trains and police in Punjab’s Sirhind
New Delhi:
A whole bunch of individuals ready for a particular prepare scheduled to journey from Punjab to Bihar began vandalising a railway station in Sirhind after the prepare was cancelled.
The prepare was scheduled to run as a particular service to hold folks house amid the pageant season. It was to run from Sirhind railway station in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib to Saharsa in Bihar.
Visuals present tons of of individuals crowding on the platform and the railway tracks, shouting slogans. Lots of them picked up stones and threw them on the police and a few parked passenger trains.
Immediately’s incident comes days after a stampede in Gujarat’s Surat within the rush to board a particular prepare certain for Bihar left one useless and two injured. The police had confirmed a number of incidents of fainting as nicely.
With tens of millions travelling to rejoice Diwali with their households, the railways has confronted criticism for its poor dealing with of the vacation rush. Movies circulated on social media present packed trains and lengthy queues outdoors coaches, leaving many stranded and unable to achieve their locations.
Huge crowds have been additionally seen at railway stations within the nationwide capital on Saturday, a day earlier than Diwali. Visuals on social media confirmed railway stations in Delhi packed to the brim.