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Patna July 5 (IANS) A group of armed criminals Thursday night looted cash and valuables worth Rs.3 lakh from passengers on a train in Bihar's Jamui district, injuring over half a dozen people who tried to resist, police said.
The robbery took place on the Asansol-Mumbai Express in Jamui, about 200 km from Patna.
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"Armed criminals boarded the train before Jamui and stopped the train by pulling the emergency chain at an isolated place and looted cash and valuables," said a police officer.
Three seriously injured passengers were admitted to the railway hospital at Jhajha.
Angry passengers later staged a protest at the Jhajha railway station and shouted slogans against the inadequate security provided in trains.
A case was lodged by the Government Railway Police at Jhajha railway station, police said.
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