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 Pha

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