The luxury train Golden Chariot that was carrying Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other members of the entourage was stoned by some unidentified miscreants near Pandavapura on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister was on his way to Mysore from Bangalore to participate in the Dasara festival, which will commence from Thursday.
The stone-throwing is suspected to be the work of some urchins, and the window pane of the coach next to which the Chief Minister was travelling, was damaged. Sources in the Railways said the Government Railway Police were investigating.
None hurt
Bangalore Special Correspondent reports:
Anil Kumar Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore, said the incident occurred at 6 p.m. “The train was not detained. Nobody was injured”.
He said that unlike Nayandahalli, Kengeri, and Banaswadi in Bangalore, there had been no history of stone pelting at Pandavapura.
The aim was to promote the Golden Chariot, said Sunanda Arul, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore, who along with Mr. Agarwal, had seen off the Chief Minister and the Ministers at Yeshwantpur.
She said the trip was organised by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, to which the Golden Chariot belongs. The train’s locomotive belongs to the Railways.
Those travelling with the Chief Minister included Home Minister K.J. George, Minister of State for Kannada and Culture Umashree, and Minister for Housing M.H. Ambareesh.
