Bengaluru man presses Namma Metro's emergency button ‘for fun,’ services disrupted: ReportA 21-year-old man, Hemant Kumar, from Vivek Nagar, Bengaluru, pressed the Emergency Trip System (ETS) on a Namma Metro train at MG Road station for fun on Tuesday. This action caused the Purple Line to be disrupted for 10 minutes. Metro staff identified him through CCTV footage and fined him...
more... ₹5000 after he confessed to the act. The ETS is typically used in emergencies, like someone falling onto the tracks, and cuts power to the entire line. The incident has led to calls for platform screens to be installed to prevent such incidents, which have become increasingly frequent in Bengaluru's metro system.
Bengaluru ke Vivek Nagar se aaye ek 21 saal ke ladke, Hemant Kumar ne, Mangalvaar ko MG Road station par Namma Metro train mein Emergency Trip System (ETS) dabaya, sirf mazaak ke liye. Isse Purple Line par 10 minute ke liye train chalna band ho gaya. Metro staff ne CCTV footage...
more... se unko identify kiya aur unko ₹5000 ka fine lagaya, jab unhone yeh kaam mazaak mein karne ki baat mani. ETS aamtor par emergency mein use kiya jaata hai, jaise koi track par gir jaaye, aur yeh poori line ki power supply band kar deta hai. Is incident ke baad, Bengaluru ke metro system mein aise incidents ko rokne ke liye, har platform par screen lagaane ki maang uthi hai, jo ki aajkal bahut zyada ho rahe hain.