Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SS)
Kasargod, Aug 23: Kerala state police chief Dr Sheikh Darvesh Sahib has directed all district police chiefs (Superintendents of Police) to consider stone pelting incidents on trains seriously and also take stern action to stop such incidents.
The director general of police has already written to all the SPs of the districts and directed them to conduct inquiries against stone pelting incidents on trains.
He has directed the police officials to examine CCTV footage at homes nearby where stone pelting incidents took place. Also, he directed officials to examine CCTV footage from cameras placed on roads near the railway tracks. He has directed the officials to follow such trails and arrest those involved besides taking stern action against all of them.
The Kerala state police chief DGP Dr Sheikh Sahib said the police should conduct inspections from time to time on railway tracks and also at railway stations. Besides, he has directed the officials to patrol environmentally sensitive locations regularly and increase night patrolling. He said the police should take help and work closely with Railway Protection Force and Railway Police personnel.
The state police chief said public participation should also be increased to avoid stone pelting incidents on trains. He has directed the police officials to constitute special teams with citizens of the region to check stone pelting incidents so as to encourage community policing.
Meanwhile, the side window glass panes of Rajdhani Express train were broken due to stone pelting incidents between Neeleswaram and Kanhangad stations in Kasargod on Monday.
A coach of Rajdhani Express from New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram was hit at 3.48 pm. Hosadurga police have registered a case. Police are conducting a probe under the leadership of Kanhangad DySP P Balakrishnan Nair.
So far, 50 suspected miscreants have been detained and taken into custody by the police. Investigations are on. The police have stepped up security in railway compartments.