Posters questioning govt's performance found in Delhi Metro train, case filed

The Delhi Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons after two posters questioning the government's performance were found inside an Airport Express Line train. The posters listed nine claims and carried a QR code inviting people to join an online group.

In Short

• Two posters with government criticism found inside Delhi Metro train
• Train operator spotted posters during duty on Airport Express Line
• Delhi Police filed FIR against unknown persons for defacement

Two posters questioning the government's performance and raising various issues were found pasted inside a train on the Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line on Saturday, following which Delhi Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons.

The posters, which contained nine claims about changes in the country over the past few years, also invited people to join an online group through a QR code, police sources told news agency PTI.

The A4-sized black-and-white posters carried phrases such as "You Can Change Your Own Life", "Voting Protest", "Spectrum of Engagement", "Community Building Reform" and "Dissatisfied? You Are Not Alone".

According to the FIR, the incident came to light on October 20 when Tarun Chaudhary, a train operator with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) deployed on the Airport Express Line, was on duty.

Chaudhary had left New Delhi station for Yashobhoomi station around 6:50 pm, with the train reaching its destination at around 7.15 pm. During an inspection of the train from inside the cabin, he noticed two posters pasted on a seat, the FIR said.

He removed the posters and informed his senior officers and the Operations Control Centre. He was subsequently directed to hand them over to the station controller at Dwarka Sector 21, who alerted the police.

Police seized both posters and registered a case against unidentified persons under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act, 2007, and the Metro Railways Act, 2002. The Delhi Police Special Cell is also involved in the investigation, sources said.

Efforts are underway to identify the person who pasted the posters inside the train, they added.

The Airport Express Line connects New Delhi railway station to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25, with key stops including Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Aerocity and IGI Airport Terminal 3. The high-speed corridor provides a direct metro link between central Delhi, IGI Airport and Dwarka.

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(with inputs from PTI)