Title - Three train robbers die while trying to escape

VISAKHAPATNAM: Three robbers were killed when they tried to escape from a train after grabbing a cash bag of a passenger in the wee hours of Sunday at Chintala Agraharam near Pendurthy on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam.Initially, it was suspected that the three persons, all below 25 years, were killed by unidentified persons. But after police investigation, it was found that the three belonged to Maharashtra and were robbers. Police found three knives from the bodies. Two of them were identified as K V Dayaram and V K Mohanty. The other person's identity is yet to be confirmed.According to government railway police SP M Kanta Rao, the mishap took place at 3:40am when the trio tried to rob one Kantilal Jain of Mumbai, an MBA graduate, in a three-tier AC bogie in East Coast express coming from Kolkata. When the train was about to reach Vizag, they demanded money from Jain and beat him up. A woman and another passenger raised an alarm and shouted 'police, police'.In their effort to avoid being nabbed by cops, the robbers jumped from the running train. One of them came under the wheels of the train and another fell to the ground. The third person was run over by Rayapur passenger coming in the opposite direction. All the three persons were carrying the general train tickets of April 15.The villagers found the bodies and informed police at 7am. Two persons died on the spot, while the other was found to be alive. But he died en route to the hospital. There were rumors that the robbers took away Rs 50 lakh from Jain. But there was no cash when the police reached the spot. Sources said Kantilal Jain himself did not possess a proper ticket to travel in the AC bogie. "All these aspects would be considered for investigation," Kanta Rao said.