Some unidentified miscreants pelted stones at the Vande Bharat Express while it was on its way from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela. The incident occurred on Wednesday near Kalunga station.  Though windowpanes have been damaged, there are no reports of injuries to passengers in the stone pelting incident.

As per initial reports, the train reached Rourkela as per schedule in the afternoon and later departed for Bhubaneswar at 2:15 PM. Following the attack, the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Rourkela has launched an investigation to identify the culprits.

The Railway officials have assured that strict action will be taken against those responsible for such incident that certainly endangers the safety of passengers.