The Tribune, January 21, 2002

Train passengers looted
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, January 20
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have launched a massive hunt to apprehend the unidentified armed miscreants who had looted passengers of the 4648 (down) Flying Mail between Sonepat and Delhi on the night of January 18.

According to a delayed report, a group of armed youths boarded the New Delhi-bound Flying Mail at Sonepat. When the train moved, they brandished the arms, including knives, and started looting passengers.

While some of the passengers readily handed over the cash and other valuables to them, those who offered resistance were assaulted and injured by the miscreants. The miscreants pulled the emergency chain of the train on the way and got down and escaped under the cover of darkness.

On reaching Delhi, the injured passengers informed the GRP officials about the incident. The incident has caused resentment among the travelling public as similar incidents had taken place earlier too on this train.