A mother and a daughter were killed after train thieves pushed them off a running train that was traveling from Delhi and was headed to Kota. The Railway Protection Force confirmed that the incident happened in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

The RPF said that the incident happened near the Ajhai Railway Station.

Preliminary investigations revealed that 55-year-old Meena, the mother, was on her way to Kota, and was with her 21-year-old Daughter Manisha and 23-year-old son Aakash.

The three were riding the Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Central SF Express (22634).

The family was headed towards Kota as Manisha managed to get admission into a coaching institute for engineering.

Meena, the mother, saw robbers taking her bag away while they were asleep, and she caught hold of the bag and tried to stop them.

The robbers got near the gate of the coach and pushed Manisha and her mother there.

The RPF said that the bag had cash, cheques, the hostel fee of Manisha, and the mobile phone of Meena.

Aakash pulled the emergency train brakes after he saw that her mother and sister were pushed by the thieves.

An ambulance was called in, but it is reported that Meena and Manisha passed away before help could arrive.

The police have registered a robbery and homicide case and are currently trying to arrest the robbers.