A man who climbed onto the roof of a moving train triggered a 40-minute disruption in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh on Saturday, after authorities were forced to shut down power and halt rail operations to rescue
him.
The incident took place around 4:20 pm, when the New Delhi-Manduadih Kashi Vishwanath Express stopped briefly at Maa Belha Devi Dham railway station. The 27-year-old man, reportedly identified as Mohammad Anas of Sant Kabir Nagar, climbed onto the roof of a coach.
Man Sprints Across Train Roof
When the train began moving again, Anas remained on the roof and later ran across multiple coaches even as the train travelled under high-voltage overhead lines, as seen in videos uploaded on X.
The caption of one of the videos read, “A major accident was narrowly averted at Mauhar Phatak in Pratapgarh. As soon as the train’s speed slowed a bit, a young man suddenly climbed onto the moving train. Seeing this, chaos erupted among the people present at the scene.”
The user tagged the Uttar Pradesh Police to the post.
प्रतापगढ़ के मऊहार फाटक पर बड़ा हादसा होते–होते बच गया। ट्रेन की रफ्तार थोड़ी कम होते ही एक युवक अचानक चलती ट्रेन के ऊपर चढ़ गया। यह देखकर मौके पर मौजूद लोगों में अफरा–तफरी मच गई।@RailwaySeva @pratapgarhpol @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/ePIRhAyhln
— Shubham Pathak (@Shubham80638646) December 6, 2025
Soon, railway officials were alerted. The control room immediately cut off power to the overhead wires and stopped the train near Naya Mal Godown Road. All nearby railway gates were shut as a safety measure, leading to temporary road congestion.
Pratapgarh Police posted on X that the man was rescued due to “the swift joint action of the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) Pratapgarh,” adding that necessary action was being taken by the RPF.
“काशी विश्वनाथ एक्सप्रेस की छत पर चढ़े युवक को जीआरपी व आरपीएफ प्रतापगढ़ की त्वरित संयुक्त कार्रवाई से सुरक्षित उतारा गया। आवश्यक कार्रवाई आरपीएफ द्वारा की जा रही है।”
— PRATAPGARH POLICE (@pratapgarhpol) December 6, 2025
Railway Sewa responded, “Related officials are being informed.” “The case has been forwarded to the relevant authorities for necessary action,” they added.
संबंधित अधिकारियों को सूचित किया जा रहा है। @Drm_lko
— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) December 6, 2025
मामले को आवश्यक कार्रवाई हेतु संबंधित अधिकारियों को भेज दिया गया है।
– RPF India— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) December 6, 2025
Constable Chases, Detains Man
As per reports, a GRP team reached the stopped train soon after and tried to convince the man to come down, but he kept running across the coaches. A GRP constable eventually climbed onto the roof, chased him across several compartments, and detained him around 5:10 pm.
In the video, he was seen resisting detention, after which a few other men climbed onto the roof to help restrain him, and he was then brought down safely.
He was taken into custody. Rail traffic on the Prayagraj-Lucknow line was halted before services resumed.
