A man was killed and three others wounded while trying to resist armed robbers who looted passengers of the Punjab Mail near Simutala halt in Kiul-Asansol section of East Central Railway early on Saturday. About 12 bandits boarded the S-4 coach of the Amritsar-bound train from Howrah and looted valuables worth two lakh rupees from the passengers. Police said they fired a couple of rounds when some passengers resisted them. While one person was killed on the spot three others sustained injuries. The dacoits pulled the chain and decamped under the cover of darkness before Jhajha railway station. The train was stopped at Jhajha for a couple of hours to facilitate the injured passengers receive medical aid.<br/> <br/>
News On AIR | December 26, 2009 3:16 PM
Train Robbery claims one life in Punjab Mail