With the arrest of two persons from Samba district here, railway police today claimed to have busted a notorious gang, allegedly involved in looting several passengers in trains by offering eatables laced with sedatives.
Kingpin of the 'zehar khurani' gang- Babloo and his accomplice Raju were arrested from Bari Brahmana area of Samba district yesterday, SSP Railways Rajinder Gupta said.
"The gang used to offer eatables laced with intoxicants to vulnerable passengers at various points at the Jammu railway station and Jammu bus stand.
After the victims fell unconscious, these people used to run away with their belongings," Gupta said.
He said a large quantity of intoxicants and eatables laced with sedatives were recovered from their possession.
A case has been registered and investigations are on to find out their other associates, he said.
