A 41-year-old man reportedly opened fire inside the New Delhi Rajdhani Express after an altercation with the Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), according to a statement by the Eastern Railway.
No injuries or casualties were reported in this incident, it said.
"A trespasser, reportedly named Harvinder Singh, aged about 41 years and working in the Indian Army, who boarded the B-8 coach of the 12313 UP Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express from Dhanbad with improper ticket started firing after an altercation with coach TTE," according to a statement by the Eastern Railway.
The rouge passenger had taken a ticket for the Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express but boarded another train, i.e., the Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express, from Dhanbad, they said.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) escort of the train immediately apprehended the person, they added.
The culprit was deboarded from the train at Koderma station and handed over to the state police, as per the statement.
Eastern Railway appeals to all passengers to board any train with a proper ticket only, Eastern Railway said in the statement.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Rolls-Royces $420,000 EV: Ultimate Luxury Or Outrageous Price Tag?
Video: Ticket Checker's CPR Revives Elderly Man After Heart Attack In Train Passenger 'Assaults' TTE Over Ticket Dispute In Kerala Entrepreneur Pitches Business Idea To Railways Minister On Paper Napkin, Gets A Call Canada Cop Who Attended Khalistani Protest Outside Hindu Temple Suspended "Apologise At Temple Or Pay Rs 5 Crore": Salman Khan Gets Fresh Threat Watch: Viral Hippo Moo Deng Predicts 2024 US Election Winner ICSI Opens Registration For Yuvotsav 2025, Check Details To Apply US Elections: How NASA Ensures That Astronauts At Space Station Can Vote Australian TikTok Star, 24, Announces Own Death In Pre-Recorded Video Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.