RPF’s Tuesday trouble: Rowdy devotees

A regular challenge for them is a group of youth who take the trains early on Tuesdays or on Monday nights to go to the Siddhivinayak temple.

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According to officers, usually between 4 am and 6 am on Tuesdays, these youth throw stones from trains, abuse passers-by and generally create a racket.

While RPF officers ‘try their best’ to curb cases of stunts on trains, they say a regular challenge for them is a group of youth who take the trains early on Tuesdays or on Monday nights to go to the Siddhivinayak temple.

According to officers, usually between 4 am and 6 am on Tuesdays, these youth throw stones from trains, abuse passers-by and generally create a racket.

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“Most of them are between 18 and 25 years of age and residents of Nala Sopara, Mira Road, Vasai Road and Dharavi. They board Churchgate-bound trains around 4 am. After visiting Siddhivinayak, they create a ruckus on their way back,” said Jai Pal Yadav, RPF inspector, Bandra station.

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The worst-hit stations are Bandra, Khar Road, Santacruz and Vile Parle. RPF officers said they have deployed more personnel along this stretch specifically to tackle these miscreants.

The RPF has even asked motormen to slow down when entering the platforms, so that the youth can spot officers on duty and desist from their antics. Stall owners at platforms complained of getting injured due to these youth. Sachin Singh, a stall owner at Bandra said, “They throw stones at us. This has been a regular nuisance.”

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