At least 20 passengers of Howrah-Bhopal Express were severely beaten up by dacoits as they looted them when the train was passing through Garhwa district today, police said.
At least seven armed dacoits went on to loot and beat passengers at around 7 am from sleeper coach one to seven when the Howrah-bound train was passing between Bindhamganj and Nagar Utary Railway stations, according to the FIR filed by the passengers with the Government Railway Police.
The dacoits boarded the train at Renikut Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh in the guise of passengers and suddenly turned violent as soon as the train crossed Bindhamganj Railway Station, the sources said.
According to the FIR the dacoits snatched jewellery, money and other materials before pulling the chain of the train to escape.
