Stone smashes Nagpur-Mumbai train window as passengers sit right beside it, 4 injured

A man travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai with his friends was having dinner on a train when a stone suddenly smashed through their window, sending shards of glass flying across the compartment and injuring four of his friends.

Instagram user Aesthete Traveller shared a video of the frightening incident from the Duronto Express, showing the moment the group’s meal was interrupted by the sudden impact.

In the video, the man was seen sitting with his friends inside the coach when a stone hurled from outside struck the moving train and shattered the window. Broken glass flew into the compartment, injuring four people travelling with him.

The video then switched to the man explaining what had happened. He said the group had been travelling to Mumbai and was eating dinner when the stone suddenly smashed the window. Footage from outside the train was also shared, followed by visuals of police arriving at the station and checking the situation.

In a post accompanying the video, the traveller questioned the safety of passengers on Indian trains, pointing out that families with young children were seated on both sides of their compartment.

He said he was relieved that the stone had hit their window rather than causing something worse, adding that the incident could have had far more serious consequences.

The video prompted a discussion online about who should be held responsible for such incidents. While some users questioned whether authorities could do more to prevent stone-pelting on trains, others argued that the responsibility also lay with the people deliberately throwing stones at moving trains.

One user questioned why such incidents were repeatedly blamed on the government rather than the people committing them. Another pointed out that while authorities could improve security and enforcement, changing the behaviour of people who carry out such acts remained a separate challenge.

A third user questioned who exactly travellers expected to be responsible for providing greater safety and accountability after such incidents.- Ends