Varanasi, May 11 -- A passenger was shot dead in coach number S-2 of the running Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express train.

The incident came to light on Monday. It is reported that the incident occurred late Sunday night.

When the train reached Varanasi Junction around 2 am, the police removed the body and began an investigation.

According to police, Dinesh Shah, a resident of Gaya district in Bihar, was travelling to Sitapur with his sister and other relatives. They were travelling in the S-2 coach of train number 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express, while his sister and relatives were travelling in the general compartment.

The train departed from Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction around 1:30 am on Sunday night when an unknown person shot Dine...