10 passengers robbed by 'zeharkhurani' gang aboard train

Varanasi, July 21 (UNI) Ten passengers aboard a general compartment of Patna-bound Jansadharan Express were robbed of cash and valuables worth several thousand of rupees by a 'zeharkhurani' (drug-and-rob) gang.

Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said the incident came to light early today, when the matter was reported by fellow passengers to authorities at Mughalsarai railway station in the neighbouring Chandauli district.

Sources said the victims, mostly belonging to Bihar, were given tea and biscuits by the gang, which boarded the train at Kanpur late last night, following which they became unconscious.

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