The spokesperson said that a joint team of the GRP and the railway protection force is probing the matter.

New Delhi: Four armed robbers looted valuables from passengers of an Ambala-bound train early on Friday, soon after it departed from the Hazrat Nizamuddin station.

The incident took place around 4 am on the Nizamuddin-Ambala passenger train when it stopped in an area between the station and Tilak Bridge. The train had left Nizamuddin at 3:56 am. “Four robbers armed with knives threatened 12 to 15 passengers travelling in the train’s general coach and deca-mped with their valuabl-es such as mobile pho-nes,” Northern Railway spokesperson said.  

“The robbery took place when the train stopped at Nizamuddin-Tilak Bridge. One person suffered minor injuries, rest of the passengers are fine,” he said.

The passengers have fil-ed a preliminary compla-int at the New Delhi railway station and the government railway police (GRP) has registered a case, the official said.

The spokesperson said that a joint team of the GRP and the railway protection force is probing the matter.