On Tuesday, a joint team of Chandil Railway Police and Chakradharpur Division RPF's flying squad apprehended Mohammad Kayum, a resident of Purulia, at Kandra station for allegedly stealing a passenger's mobile phone. Kayum was handed over to Tatanagar Railway Police where a theft case was registered. After interrogation, he was sent...
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to jail.

On Monday afternoon, miscreants pelted stones at the Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express near Jharsuguda station in Odisha, damaging the C-1 coach's window. Passengers were panicked but calmed by RPF personnel and the coach conductor. This incident comes after a similar stone-throwing incident on the Puri-Anand Vihar Express near Banspani station, also...
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in the Chakradharpur division. Previously, the Tatanagar-Berhampur Vande Bharat Express was targeted in Khorda division. The Chakradharpur division has witnessed stone-throwing incidents on several trains including Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, Janshatabdi, Gitanjali and South Bihar Express. Also on Monday, a goods train derailed near Chandil in Saraikela-Kharsawan. The derailment occurred on the Tata-Purulia railway line at KS number 7, causing the engine's wheel to come off the track. This resulted in damage to the railway track and a 3-hour disruption at Tatanagar and other stations. An ART (Accident Relief Train) van was dispatched from Tatanagar and the engine was pulled back onto the track. The Chakradharpur division canceled several trains including the Hatia Express and Barkakana passenger, affecting hundreds of commuters in Kolhan. Traffic in the area was also affected. The goods train was eventually sent to its destination, but track repairs continued until late evening.

A goods train derailed near Chandi, disrupting train operations on the Tata-Asansol rail route for 7 hours. The incident occurred around noon on Monday. Six trains were affected, with three canceled and three rescheduled. The 18601 Tata-Hatia Express and 08151 Tata-Barkakana Express were canceled on Monday, while the 08152 Barkakana-Tata Express...
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was canceled on Tuesday. The 13302 Tata-Dhanbad Swarnarekha Express was rescheduled to depart from Tatanagar at 5:30 PM instead of 3:30 PM. The 18185 Tatanagar-Godda Express was rescheduled to depart at 4 PM instead of 2:15 PM. The 22857 Santragachi-Anand Vihar Express was diverted from Tatanagar-Chandi to Khargapur-Midnapore. Approximately 40 passengers on this train were adjusted to travel to Delhi on the Tata-Jalianwala Bagh Express. Additionally, the 08071/08072 Tata-Khargpur-Tata MEMU was short-terminated at Galudih.