39 Trains from (BVI)BORIVALI to (UOI)Umroli

FEW WR TRAINS AFFECTED DUE TO BLOCK BETWEENVAPI - UDVADA & NAVSARI -MAROLISECTION

In order to carry out the work for Strengthening of Bridge approaches by Geo cells for Bridge No. 288 between Vapi - Udvada section and Bridge No. 400 in Navsari -Maroli section a block will be taken. The block will be from 12.05 hrs to 16.35 hrs for Bridge No. 400 and from 12.55 hrs to 17.25 hrs for Bridge No. 288,on Tuesday, 28^th, March 2023. The block will further be taken from 09.15 hrs to 13.45 hrs for Bridge No. 288 and from 10.20 hrs to 14.50 hrs for Bridge No. 400, o­n Wednesday 29^thMarch 2023. Due to this block few Western Railway trains will be regulated, Short Terminated.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these trains are as under:

Regulation of Trains o­n 28^th March 2023:

1.Train No. 22195 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi – Bandra Terminus Superfast Express of 27^th March, 2023 will be regulated by 4 hrs.

2.Train No. 19202 Porbandar – Secunderabad Express of 28^th, March 2023 will be regulated by 3 hrs.

3.Train No. 19016 Porbandar – Dadar Saurashtra Express of 27^th, March 2023 will be regulated by 2 hrs.

Regulation of Trains o­n 29^th March 2023:

1.Train No. 19015 Dadar – Porbandar Saurashtra Express will be regulated by 01.00 hr.

Short Termination of Trains o­n 29^th March 2023:

1.Train No. 09085 Borivali – Valsad will be short terminated at Vapi.

2.Train No. 09159 Bandra Terminus – Vapi will be short terminated at Bhilad.

3.Train No. 09144 Vapi – Virar Shuttle will be partially cancelled between Vapi – Bhilad.

Passengers are requested to kindly take note of the same.

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WR RPF APPREHENDS CULPRITS INVOLVED IN CRIMES AT RAILWAY PREMISES UNDER OPERATION YATRI SURAKSHA

Western Railway’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are always at the forefront to protect and secure the lives of passengers. Under Operation Yatri Suraksha, RPF has effectively contributed in tackling the incidences of theft of passenger belongings with their alertness & vigilance. In this direction, the RPF have detected & apprehended the culprits in almost 120 such cases with the help of CCTV surveillance cameras, in the first two months of the year 2023.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, RPF has made a special effort in containing the menace of theft of passenger belongings. Giving impetus to Operation Yatri Suraksha, Western Railway has installed 3802 CCTV cameras including 488 cameras with inbuilt Facial Recognition System (FRS) which contains details of criminals along with their photos which are uploaded in the system to curb crimes against passengers. In the months of January & February 2023, WR’s RPF has detected 120 cases of crime against passengers with the help of CCTV cameras.

Citing some recent cases, Shri Thakur informed that recently the Crime Prevention and Detection Squad (CPDS) team of Borivali Post observed a suspicious person at Kandivali station while monitoring through CCTV footages & apprehended him. During interrogation, the suspect named Suresh Ghanshyam Prajapati, aged 26 years disclosed his involvement in seven different theft cases. The theft incidents had occurred o­n different dates at Borivali, Kandivali and Dahisar stations. After legal formalities, the accused was handed over to GRP/Borivali for further legal action. The accused had stolen mobiles worth Rs. 1.38 lakhs. Seven theft cases have been lodged against him under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

In yet another incident, the CPDS team of RPF post at Ahmedabad apprehended o­ne suspect from PF No. 1 of Ahmedabad station. A stolen mobile and cash worth Rs. 3000/- was recovered from his possession. During the interrogation, the suspect disclosed his name a Javed, aged 28 years. The accused also disclosed the names of his other accomplices and the hotel location where they were residing. He admitted that they worked as a gang and stole belongings of passengers like purse, suitcase, mobile phones, laptops, etc from railway premises. After the legal formalities, the suspect was handed over to GRP/Ahmedabad for further legal action. Thereafter, a joint team of RPF & GRP conducted a raid at the hotel and apprehended the other five suspects. The team also recovered 35 stolen mobile phones of passengers worth approx. Rs. 8 lakhs alongwith cash amounting to over Rs. 11,000/- from their possession. GRP/ Ahmedabad has registered cases against all the six accused under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

Shri Thakur further stated that the vigilant & alert RPF officials have nabbed the culprits in several such passenger-related crimes like theft & robbery and helped to retrieve the passenger’s belongings such as mobile phones, bags containing cash, valuables & important documents, wallets, etc. These anti-social elements involved are then handed over to GRP for further legal action.

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