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Passenger shoots self in running New Delhi-bound train

Updated on: 11 April,2023 09:35 AM IST  |  Guwahati
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A forensic investigation has been initiated, the spokesperson said adding that it is not clear from where the person got into the train carrying a firearm

Passenger shoots self in running New Delhi-bound train

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A passenger of New Delhi-bound North East Express was killed when he allegedly shot himself near New Jalpaiguri Station in West Bengal on Monday evening, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said.


The identity of the man is yet to be established. NFR spokesperson Sabyasachi Dey told PTI that the person shot himself in a general compartment of the train around 8 pm.


"He didn't have a ticket or any other document about himself. We are trying to confirm his identity," he said. The coach was detached from the train at New Jalpaiguri Station.


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A forensic investigation has been initiated, the spokesperson said adding that it is not clear from where the person got into the train carrying a firearm. North East Express runs between Kamakhya in Guwahati and Anand Vihar Terminal in New Delhi. 

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