Nawada: A passenger had both his
legs severed after he was thrown out of a running train before
another speeding one by a band of dacoits near Saras village
in Nawada district, police said on Sunday.
Rajendra Kumar Singh was thrown out of Bakhtiyarpur-Gaya
passenger train in front of another moving train when he tried
to resist the dacoits last night.
Singh was referred to the Patna Medical College in a
serious condition. Several other passengers were also attacked
and injured by the robbers, police said.
The 15-member gang looted cash and valuables from some
passengers and got down near Mahavatpur halt, police said.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, September 11, 2011, 12:56