Bihar again, robbers open fire on 3 near Gaya station

On June 25, gunmen had stabbed a passenger and looted cash and valuables worth over Rs 1.5 lakh from an AC coach of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail near Bhabhua Road station. On June 3, a passenger was shot dead by dacoits on Doon Express in Gaya. On June 9, two passengers were shot dead in an AC coach of the Howrah-Danapur Express near Patna.

A BSF inspector was shot dead on May 27 when he resisted robbers on Farakka Express at Raghunathpur. Four days later, passengers lynched dacoits when they tried to rob passengers of Patna-Palamu Express at Aurangabad.