Title - 4 found unconscious on train

Ludhiana: Four unidentified migrant labourers were found unconscious on a train at the railway station here this morning. The migrants had boarded the Jan Seva train at the Amritsar railway station and were headed for Bihar.According to officials of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), passengers of the Jan Seva train, which arrived at the railway station at 9.15 am, told the police about some persons lying unconscious on the train.The police is suspecting the role of the Zehar Khurani gang, which used to loot migrants by giving them poison in food.The police admitted the victims to the Civil Hospital, where doctors said all labourers were out of danger. Yaswant Singh, in charge of the RPF at Ludhiana, said "No document, address, luggage or money was found from their possession. It is difficult to say what happened with them. We will record their statements after they gain consciousness.""Passengers told us that the victims were lying unconscious on the seats from Amritsar. Initially, the passengers thought that they were sleeping, but when they tried to wake them, the labourers did not respond," said Yaswant Singh.RPF officials ruled out the theory that the migrants might have been targeted by the Zehar Kuhrani gang.

"We can't say anything before recording their statements. Maybe, they had unhygienic food on the train after which they fell unconscious," said Yaswant Singh.

Farm labourers, who mostly come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, return to their states after the paddy cultivation. It has been observed that the Zehar Khurani gang becomes active during these days and tries to loot the earnings of labourers.