Police in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are investigating an unusual case of theft.
Thieves targeted a train carrying over 200 chests of used and damaged bank notes – cutting a hole in the roof of the train carriage and stealing 57.5m rupees.
Police are unsure whether the thieves had hid in the carriage or cut their way into the train while it was moving. The theft was only discovered when the train reached its destination.
The news has been prominently covered by Indian media, with some calling it “the great train robbery”.
Security personnel guarding the money were in the neighbouring compartment.
The notes belonged to India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India, and were on their way to being destroyed.
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