Miscreant fires at passenger train in Odisha; probe on

Railway officials said the train was passing the Bhadrak-Baudpur section at 9.30am when the miscreant fired at the train.

The guard of the New Delhi-Puri Nandan Kanan Express had a miraculous escape on Tuesday morning when a miscreant fired two rounds of bullets at the train, which pierced the glass window of the guard van as it was passing by Bhadrak station.

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Railway officials said the train was passing the Bhadrak-Baudpur section at 9.30am when the miscreant fired at the train. Mahendra Behera, the guard of the train, said during the signal exchange, he saw a person firing at the train from a pistol.

Soon after the incident, the Railway Protection Force escorted the train till Puri. After reaching Puri, ballistic experts began an investigation.