A Dhaka-bound passenger train from Chittagong came under attack by robbers in Brahmanbaria Monday morning.
The police fired six rounds warning shots to drive the robbers out of the Dhaka Mail train.
The Rail Police, quoting passengers said a gang of 20 to 25 armed robbers got into the train at Paghachong village in Sadar upazila and stopped the train by cutting vacuum pipes of three compartments at the outer signal of Paghachong Rail Station at 4:00am.
As the robbers attempted to snatch luggage, mobile phone sets and money from passengers at gun point some passengers raised hue and cry.
Hearing cry for help rail police went to the compartments when the robbers swooped on the police.
The bandits fired at cops and hurled stone chips at them and also beat some passengers as they tried to resist them, leaving 6 people injured.
The robbers also beat railway technician as they tried to repair the torn vacuum pipes, leaving them injured.
At one stage, the bandits engaged in fight with police who attempted to rescue passengers from the clutches of robbers.
Being attacked the police used sticks and fired 6 to 7 rounds warning shots to drive the robbers away.
The gangsters escaped the compartments at 5:00am.
-With New Age/UNB input
