Telangana woman held for driving car on railway tracks

The incident happened at around 7am between Nagulapalli and Shankarpalli stations when the woman, identified as Vomika Sony from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, suddenly entered the railway tracks at a level-crossing gate between Shankarpally-Nagulapally stations and continued driving her car, a Kia Sonet, despite attempts by railway staff to stop her, a railway official said.

The locals at Nagulapalli noticed the woman driving the car on the track, shouted at her and attempted to stop the vehicle. However, Sony threatened them by brandishing a rod, preventing them from coming near her and drove the car swiftly along the railway tracks, the railway official said.

The villagers then alerted railway personnel, who in turn informed higher railway authorities. The train pilot operating on that route was also notified. As a result, train services on the route were halted as a precautionary measure.