Jammu-Delhi Duranto Express passengers looted near Delhi at knifepoint

Passengers of Jammu-Delhi Duranto Express were looted by unidentified assailants on the outskirts of Delhi today. The matter came to light after a passenger filed a complaint through the railways' complaints portal. According to reports, the incident happened in the 12266 Duranto Express at around 3:30 am when the train stopped near Badli area of Delhi awaiting signal.

Passengers have lodged the complaint with the Railway Protection Force (RPF). According to the complaint, some assailants entered the B-3 and B7 coach of the train and looted the passengers by threatening them with knife and sharp objects.



According to passengers' complaint, assailants kept looting the passengers for 10-15 minutes and there was no railway staff or security personnel to protect them.

"They looted purses, cash, carry bags, gold chains, mobiles and many more items from multiple passengers," the passenger said in his complaint.

Complainant Ashwani Kumar claimed that the passengers tried to reach the train attendant and TT after the incident and found them after 20 minutes.

The complainant claimed that when he could not find the TT or the attendant, he contacted the Delhi Police after which an FIR was registered at the destination station.

"... The attendant told us that there was no security personnel available in the train. We are not safe even in AC coaches and imagine the security in sleeper class and general coaches where passengers enter the train even without tickets... ," Kumar wrote in his complaint.

Northern Railways CPRO has said that RPF has initial leads in the case and action will be taken against culprits.

(Inputs from PTI and ANI)