Kasargod, June 27, 2023: A youth who resorted to ticketless travel in the Vande Bharat Express train and then locked himself up in the toilet of the train when the TTE arrived is now in the custody of the Railway Protection Force.
Sharan (26) of Uppala Mangalpady had boarded the train at Kasargod on June 25 at 2.30 pm. The train was headed towards Tiruvananthapuram. However, when the Ticket examiner arrived, the youth who did not have a ticket, panicked and locked himself up in the toilet. He refused to open the door and at Shornur three technicians tried to open the door but failed. Finally the door was broken open.
The man initially tried to mislead the railway staff saying he was from Maharashtra and began speaking in Hindi, but finally revealed he was from Kerala.
Further investigations are in progress.