India, June 27 -- In a shocking incident, passengers of the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express were looted near Gaya, Bihar, in the early hours of Friday.

According to an official of the Gaya Government Railway Police (GRP), a group of unidentified robbers targeted at least five coaches of the train, stealing bags, mobile phones, laptops, and other valuables from passengers.

After looting, the miscreants pulled the emergency chain between Paraiya and Kastha stations on the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU)-Gaya railway section around 2 a.m., bringing the train to a halt for over half an hour before escaping under the cover of darkness.

Several passengers reported that purses, mobiles and laptops of at least 12 of them were stolen during th...