Chennai: In a brazen act of criminal daring, an armed gang sabotaged railway signals and forced the Mumbai-Chennai Express to halt in a remote forest stretch before robbing terrified passengers at knifepoint late last night. The shocking incident occurred near Tadipathri forest in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, exposing glaring security gaps in India’s long-distance rail network.

Signal Tampering Preceded Attack

The Mumbai-Chennai Express (Departure: 12.45 PM from Mumbai, Arrival: 10.45 AM at Chennai) was cruising normally until midnight when it made an unscheduled stop near the Andhra forest. Preliminary investigations reveal the gang had deliberately damaged the........

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