<p class="title">Two software engineers were robbed of their valuables worth over Rs 1 lakh after they were offered soft drinks laced with sedatives on a train from Bengaluru to Hyderabad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The techies realised that they were robbed only the following morning when they woke up after the train reached Kacheguda railway station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the incident happened on the intervening night of April 17 and 18 on the Sampark Kranti Express that was leaving Yeshwantpur railway station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">C Naveen Kumar (30) of Begumpet in Hyderabad boarded the general coach where there were eight to 10 other co-passengers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the train left Yeshwantpur railway station, one of the co-passengers engaged in a friendly chat with Kumar. He then offered Kumar an orange soft drink which he first politely refused. But he was forced to accept it after the co-passenger insisted on it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After consuming the juice, however, Kumar gradually passed out only to wake up the following morning. He lost his four-gram gold ring, a Thinkpad laptop worth Rs 34,000, a mobile phone worth Rs 18,000, a purse with three credit cards and cash of Rs 64,000 and other valuables. He informed the station master and the police at Kacheguda station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police told him that he was not the only victim. Amit Kumar Gupta (30), another techie bound for Hyderabad, was also robbed in a similar manner in the same compartment. Gupta is from Ghaziabad, and he lost his laptop and bag worth 20,000, cell phone worth Rs 10,000 with a purse and cash of Rs 6,500, four ATM cards, driving licence, PAN, Aadhaar cards all worth Rs 36,500.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police put the two through a medical examination to identify the sedatives. The police are collecting CCTV footage to identify the gang. </p>
<p class="title">Two software engineers were robbed of their valuables worth over Rs 1 lakh after they were offered soft drinks laced with sedatives on a train from Bengaluru to Hyderabad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The techies realised that they were robbed only the following morning when they woke up after the train reached Kacheguda railway station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the police, the incident happened on the intervening night of April 17 and 18 on the Sampark Kranti Express that was leaving Yeshwantpur railway station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">C Naveen Kumar (30) of Begumpet in Hyderabad boarded the general coach where there were eight to 10 other co-passengers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the train left Yeshwantpur railway station, one of the co-passengers engaged in a friendly chat with Kumar. He then offered Kumar an orange soft drink which he first politely refused. But he was forced to accept it after the co-passenger insisted on it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After consuming the juice, however, Kumar gradually passed out only to wake up the following morning. He lost his four-gram gold ring, a Thinkpad laptop worth Rs 34,000, a mobile phone worth Rs 18,000, a purse with three credit cards and cash of Rs 64,000 and other valuables. He informed the station master and the police at Kacheguda station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police told him that he was not the only victim. Amit Kumar Gupta (30), another techie bound for Hyderabad, was also robbed in a similar manner in the same compartment. Gupta is from Ghaziabad, and he lost his laptop and bag worth 20,000, cell phone worth Rs 10,000 with a purse and cash of Rs 6,500, four ATM cards, driving licence, PAN, Aadhaar cards all worth Rs 36,500.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police put the two through a medical examination to identify the sedatives. The police are collecting CCTV footage to identify the gang. </p>