Passengers on board the Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express were robbed at knifepoint on Thursday by armed men, officials said. The matter came to light after a passenger filed a complaint through the railways' complaints portal. In the complaint, Ashwani Kumar claimed that passengers of B3 and B7 coaches of the train 12266 were targeted by the armed men when it neared the Delhi Sarai Rohilla station. A Northern Railways official said the RPF has some lead in the matter and action will be taken against the culprits.

"The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has initial leads in the matter. The culprits will be nabbed soon and stern action will be taken against them," a Northern Railway spokesperson said. "As train number 12266, which stops only at its source and destination stations, was approaching the Delhi station, stopped at around 3:30 am awaiting signal, seven to 10 miscreants entered coaches B3 and B7 of the train," Kumar said. He claimed that the robbers, who were carrying sharp-edged knives, threatened the passengers to handover their expensive items. "They looted purses, cash, carry bags, gold chains, mobiles and many more items from multiple passengers," he said. He claimed that the incident took place within 10 to 15 minutes when train stopped there.