Mohammad Shahid, the main accused in the stone pelting incident on the Vande Bharat Express near Avadhoot Bhagwan Ram Halt station on the Varanasi-Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Junction route, was arrested on Friday. He was taken to the scene of the incident by the RPF and GRP teams of Cantt station and...
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after questioning, was presented in court and sent to jail. Earlier, Pawan Sahni was arrested in connection with the incident. Sahni was arrested in Chunar, but during questioning, he revealed that Shahid had paid him Rs. 300 to throw stones at the train. Sahni was arrested after it was discovered that he was the one who threw stones at the train on August 22nd and 23rd, following which the railway administration was put on high alert. The incident led to the registration of a case under sections 153 and 147 of the Indian Penal Code by the Vyasanagar RPF.