​Vande Bharat stone pelting
On January 2, 2023, stones were thrown at the Vande Bharat Express running between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri near Malda, West Bengal, causing damage to two window panes.
Vande Bharat Express
February 25, 2023: The first Vande Bharat train in South India was hit by stones while en route to Bengaluru Cantonment, leading to damage to six panoramic windows.
Vande Bharat Express photos
Vande Bharat Express
April 6, 2023: The Vande Bharat Express departing from Visakhapatnam encountered an episode of stone pelting, leading to the breaking of a coach's glass pane.
Vande Bharat Train
May 2, 2023: Stones were thrown at the Vande Bharat train as it traveled from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, passing through Tirur in the Malappuram district.
Vande bharat window damage
June 18, 2023: The Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Express encountered a case of stone pelting near Muzaffarnagar station, marking the seventh incident since January.
Ashwini Vaishnaw on Vande Bharat Express
July 26, 2023: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw disclosed to Parliament that Railways has incurred a loss exceeding Rs 55 lakh since 2019 as a result of damages from stone pelting on Vande Bharat trains.
Vande Bharat stone pelting photos
August 6, 2023: A Vande Bharat Express en route from Gorakhpur to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki encountered another episode of stone-throwing, causing damage to a coach's window near Safedabad Railway Station.