2 members of gang which robbed train passengers held in UP

Press Trust of India  |  Muzaffarnagar (UP) 

The Railway Police (GRP) have arrested two persons who were part of a gang that allegedly robbed people in a Delhi-bound local train in last week, an said. The stolen items -- mobiles, pen drives, and Rs 2,400 in -- were recovered from them, the said. The two work for a company contracted by the to do construction work. "They have confessed to the crime," an said, adding that the search is on for three more accused, who are are absconding. The five-member gang allegedly looted and valuables from people in a Delhi-Saharanpur passenger train between Khandrawli and Kandhla railway stations in district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday last week.

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First Published: Sun, January 14 2018. 19:40 IST