Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Jun 27: A youth, travelling without ticket on Vande Bharat express train, created panic as he locked the toilet door when the TTE arrived and did not open the same after repeated requests by the railway authorities.
Sharan (26), a resident of Kalyani Nilaya, Uppala Mangalpadi, is the accused who is in railway protection force custody now.
Sharan had boarded the Vande Bharat train at 2.30 pm on June 25 at Kasargod. The train was going to Thiruvananthapuram. As the ticket examiner arrived, he went inside the toilet as he did not have the ticket for travel. Though the TTE requested, the youth did not open the door.
In Kannur and Kozhikode railway stations, many tried to open the door. But the door could not be opened. Even the railway security force and railway police tried to open the door, but the door did not open.
When the train reached Shornur, three engineers tried to open the door but the door was locked firmly. When all attempts to open the door failed, the lock was broken and the youth was arrested.
In the beginning, the youth said that he was from Maharashtra by speaking in Hindi. Later on, after intensive interrogation, he agreed that he is a Malayali and resident of Uppala.
Railway police are investigating further.