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News Topical, Digital Desk : A sensational incident has come to light in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh. A film-style robbery took place on a moving train near Bilaspur railway station. Three criminals, posing as policemen, entered the train under the pretext of checking and robbed two employees of lakhs of rupees. They fired in the air to spread panic before jumping off the moving train and escaping. This daring incident has created panic in the area and among train passengers.
Searched on the charge of 'smuggling'
According to reports, two employees of businessman Mandeep, a resident of Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, were traveling to Delhi with cash on the Sampark Kranti Express train. Just before Bilaspur railway station, three unidentified criminals disguised as policemen entered their coach. They threatened the two employees and accused them of smuggling.
The two employees were terrified by the police uniform and their imposing appearance. The criminals then took them to the coach gate under the pretense of searching them and took away all the cash they had.
Contradictions over the amount, robbers fired in the air and fled
There's currently some controversy regarding the amount of the robbery. The victim employees claim the robbers stole around 2.5 lakh rupees. Meanwhile, their employer, Mandeep, claims the employees had a total of 7 lakh rupees in cash, a significant amount of which was stolen by the robbers.
After the robbery, as soon as the train slowed down near Bilaspur station, the three miscreants opened fire in the air to spread terror and jumped from the moving train and escaped.
RPF and local police combing, search continues
Upon receiving information about this daring incident, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and local police immediately arrived at the scene. Police questioned the victims and launched an intensive combing operation in the forests surrounding the scene to apprehend the perpetrators, but no trace of the robbers has been found.
What did the businessman say?
Mandeep, the owner of the victim employees, said, "Both my employees were going to Delhi with Rs 7 lakh. On the way, three people came posing as police and threatened them and robbed them of the money. We have given written information about the matter to the police."
Currently, based on the victims' complaint, the police have registered a robbery case against three unidentified criminals. Officials say the matter is being investigated seriously and the accused will soon be arrested and the crime uncovered. However, this incident of robbery by posing as "fake police" on a moving train has raised serious questions about the railway's security system.
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