The passengers, in their complaint to Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri police station and Railway Police, said the theft took place between Salem and Dharmapuri in the morning.

Naufal, a passenger who boarded the train from Yesvantpur in Karnataka and was bound for Kannur in Kerala, said that around 20 passengers have lost their valuables in the three AC coach.

According to complaints, mobile phones and purses containing money were lost.

Dharmapuri police officials told IANS that they have received the complaint and have started investigation.