Shell casings recovered from Bela station and the incident site.
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Four-five criminals, who had come to Belaganj railway station of Gaya-Patna railway line with the intention of looting, created a ruckus on platform number one. When the local people protested against the mischief of the criminals, the criminals started firing with the intention of spreading panic. However, there is no report of any casualty in this firing.
A scuffle broke out between the common public and criminals
Regarding the incident, local people said that during the incident there was a scuffle between the general public and the criminals. After that the criminals fled leaving an Alto car. After receiving information about the incident, the police of the local police station reached the spot and the police of GRP police station Jehanabad took the Alto car into their custody. The police have recovered two bullet casings from the spot. Whereas according to the local people, eight to ten rounds have been fired by the criminals. After the incident, panic spread among the train passengers and local people.
entered the train to loot
Local people say that on Monday, Patna Barkakana Singrauli Express stopped at Belaganj railway station. At the same time, criminals numbering four to five boarded the train with the intention of robbing the passengers sitting in the train. As soon as the criminals started looting, the passengers sitting in the train started making noise. Hearing the commotion of the passengers, the local people arrived and a scuffle broke out with the criminals. At the same time, the criminals started firing eight to ten rounds with the intention of spreading panic in the crowd.
Shell and car recovered from the spot
The criminals fled from the station as soon as the local people reached there. However, the criminals ran away leaving behind the vehicle in which they had come, a blue colored Alto car number BR 1N – 9452. Local people informed the police of Belaganj police station about the incident, where the police of Belaganj police station reached the spot, took stock of the incident and informed the incident to GRP police station Jehanabad. Railway police reached the spot and recovered two bullet casings from the spot. She took the recovered Alto car with herself to the police station.
