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The railway police arrested two men for allegedly robbing a train passenger after lacing his drink with sleeping pills, officials said on Tuesday.
The arrested persons, Safar and Sataram, are from Bihar. The Baiyappanahalli railway police began the investigation after the victim, Krishna Kumar, also from Bihar, lodged a complaint.
According to the police, on January 2, the accused approached Kumar while he was travelling to Danapur, Patna, and struck up a conversation, claiming they were from the same state.
After some time, the duo got down at a station and bought tea for themselves and Kumar. Unbeknownst to him, the tea was laced with sleeping pills.
Soon after consuming the tea, Kumar fell unconscious. Taking advantage of this, the accused allegedly stole his gold chain, Rs 4,000 in cash and his bag before fleeing.
Kumar later regained consciousness, realised he had been robbed and alerted the police.
During the investigation, the police traced and arrested the accused when they allegedly attempted to target another passenger. Further investigation is on.