A 30-year-old man from Fatehpur, named Dilip Kumar, was found lying on the roof of the 12572 Humsafar Express traveling from Anand Vihar to Gorakhpur. He had been on the roof for five hours, just five feet away from a live 11,000-volt overhead electric line (OHE). The train's power supply was...
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shut down to remove him, delaying the train by 20 minutes. The incident occurred on Monday night, and he was apprehended by RPF and GRP officials at Kanpur Central. During questioning, Dilip revealed his identity and was subsequently handed over to the Railway Magistrate in Prayagraj, where he was fined and warned against such actions in the future. An electric engineer stated that the man was fortunate to avoid electrocution by the OHE line, as it is only three feet above the roof. Notably, despite the train traveling at 130 km/h, the man remained on the roof without falling. Investigations are underway to determine how he boarded the train's roof, and initial inquiries suggest he might be mentally unstable.