Rampur, April 15 -- In a shocking incident, two armed criminals looted approximately Rs 7 lakh from two passengers aboard the Sampark Kranti Express on Wednesday morning around 10 AM.
The victims, residents of Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, were traveling to Delhi to purchase automobile parts for their employer's business.
According to reports, the assailants were already on board the train and appeared to have prior knowledge of the cash the victims were carrying. As the train slowed near Bilaspur Road station in the Rampur district, the accused surrounded the victims, identified as Ritik Mandal and Sahib Singh.
At gunpoint, they forced them to hand over the cash, which had been securely tied around their waists using belts. Eyewitness accoun...