Four injured in stone-pelting on local trains

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 16 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

Four persons were injured in separate incidents of stone-pelting on local trains on the Central and Harbour lines in the Mumbai metropolitan region Tuesday, a Railway official said.

The culprits in all three cases were yet to be identified.

Stone-pelting was reported near Kurla and Titwala stations on the Central line and Tilak Nagar on the Harbour route, a senior railway official said.

Those injured were identified as Ratandeep Shive, Rajesh Pawar, Ajay Kahar and Tuaseef Khan.

Authorities have taken several preventive measures to protect commuters from stone-pelting on these routes including deployment of 20 Railway Protection Special Force personnel for track patrolling, said Sunil Udasi, chief public relations officer, Central Railway.

The culprits in today's incidents will be apprehended soon, he added.

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First Published: Jul 16 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

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