Foreign national drugged, rescued

DIBRUGARH: A 77-year-old US national travelled 579 km in an unconscious state from Nalbari to Tinsukia on the Delhi-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra mail before being rescued by railway police.
The woman, identified as Sandra Alengski, was rescued by railway police from a general compartment of the train as it arrived at Tinsukia Railway Station at 2.35 am on Friday.
According to co-passengers, the woman, who had booked a ticket for Guwahati, had boarded the train at Mughalsarai station in Uttar Pradesh. As the train reached Nalbari station, the woman suddenly lost consciousness and fell down from her seat. A few passengers came forward and laid her in her seat. Significantly, three other foreign nationals coming from Delhi, who were on the same compartment, got down in Guwahati, leaving her alone.
Police said a bag containing her passport, camera, cellphone, credit card and Rs 1200 in cash was found on her seat. A huge quantity of medicines was also found in her bag. "The woman may have been served intoxicants on the journey. Police are investigating the case. The woman has been sent to Assam Medical College and Hospital," said Tinsukia SP Akhilesh Kumar Singh.