Train robbery stuns India

A gang of robbers cut a hole in the roof of a train travelling through southern India and stole more than $750,000 in cash, police said yesterday. The daring heist occurred somewhere along the more than 300-kilometre (186-mile) long journey, but the missing loot was only discovered hours after the express train arrived in the city of Chennai. The train's mail carriage was carrying 3.4 billion rupees ($51 million) belonging to India's central bank and was being escorted by armed police seated in the next compartment.