Passengers protest, stall Kolkata-Jogbani Express for two hours over robbery

Passengers nabbed one of the robbers, and handed him over to Malda GRP. After questioning the accused, GRP managed to track down the other three. At Malda station, angry passengers got into an altercation with RPF jawans over lack of security for general compartments, after which the latter used batons to disperse the mob.

“We have picked up four suspects…All passengers got off the train and started agitating. Despite our repeated requests, they did not allow the train to move for around two hours. RPF jawans had to use lathicharge to disperse the mob. At around 6.30 am, the train departed for Bihar,” Eastern Railways’ Spokesperson R N Mahapatra told The Indian Express over phone, adding that a high-level probe had been ordered.