Incident Details: On the morning of June 26, 2025, a strange scene was witnessed near Shankarpally in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana when a 34-year-old woman, a resident of Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh, drove her Kia Sonet car for about seven kilometers on the railway track. In the viral video, the woman can be seen driving the car very fast on the track, while railway staff, locals and police are trying to stop her. According to eyewitnesses, the woman not only drove the car mistaking the railway track for a road, but also tried to threaten locals with a knife near Ngola Pally. An eyewitness said: “The woman was pulled out of the car with the help of about 20 people. She was behaving very aggressively and was not cooperating in any way.” In one scene of the video, it can be seen that as the mob took the woman out of the vehicle and tied her hands, she was shouting loudly: “Open my hands!” Railway Police Superintendent Chandna Deepti said that the woman appeared to be mentally unstable. She said: “Initial investigation revealed that the woman is currently She was an IT employee of a multinational company and had lost her job. We are trying to find out whether it was a suicide attempt or some other motive.” Impact on railway services: The woman’s unusual act has severely affected the railway system. The incident took place between Nagulapally and Shankarpally at around 7:30 am, due to which 10 to 15 trains, including the Bengaluru-Hyderabad Express, had to be diverted. The loco pilot of an oncoming train, seeing the vehicle, immediately applied the brakes, averting a major accident. As a precautionary measure, the railway authorities suspended train services for about two hours and it took about 30 minutes to clear the track. Police action and investigation: The local police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) immediately took the woman into custody. A driving licence and PAN card were recovered from her vehicle, which identified her as Ravika Soni. Police said the woman not only threw stones at the locals but also tried to attack them with an iron rod and a knife. She was admitted to the government hospital in Chiwela. I was sent for a medical examination to find out whether she was intoxicated or mentally unstable. Shankarpally police have registered a case in the matter and further investigation is underway. Police believe that the woman was possibly trying to make a rail for social media, but the final report on her mental state will come out only after the medical examination. Public reaction and social media: Videos of the incident created a stir on social media. In a 13-second video, the woman's car is seen speeding on the railway track, while in another video, railway staff and locals are trying to stop her. Conclusion: This incident could have been a prelude to a major tragedy, but the quick wit of the railway staff and the cooperation of the locals prevented a major disaster. Investigations into the woman's mental state and the reasons behind her act are ongoing, but this incident is a lesson to everyone that irresponsible behavior is unacceptable at sensitive places like railway tracks. Railway authorities are being asked to further strengthen their security systems so that Such incidents can be avoided in future. Source: NDTV: https://www.ndtv.com Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com National Herald India: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com X-Posts: https://x.com/PTI_News, https://x.com/Bharat24Liv