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Performance of RPF during the month of January 2022
Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel save 42 people in January 2022 as part of “Mission Jeevan Raksha”
1045 Children in need of care & protection who came in contact with Indian Railways were rescued in January, 2022
“Meri Saheli” teams deployed at major railway stations for ensuring safety of lady passengers

Posted o­n: 17 FEB 2022 4:43PM by PIB Delhi

Railway Protection Force (RPF) is entrusted with the responsibility of security of railway property, passenger area, passengers and matters connected therewith. RPF personnel have been rendering outstanding service for the cause of security of railways and railway passengers. They also provide help to passengers in need and rescue of women and children in need of care and protection. To provide impetus to various activities of the force personnel which they are performing even beyond their assigned duties, it has been decided to launch several operations under different names starting from January 2022.

RPF has been saving lives of persons in danger of coming under the wheels of running trains at various railway stations and railway area night and day going beyond their call of duty risking their own lives. Now the activity has been undertaken in mission mode under "Mission Jeewan Raksha". RPF personnel saved 42 persons, 20 males and 22 ladies under this mission during January 2022.

RPF has played important role in reuniting the children in need of care and protection, lost/separated from their family or escaped from their homes due to several reasons. They are vulnerable for getting exploited and trafficked, if not secured in time. The force personnel were motivated towards this noble cause and an all India program under the code name "Operation

Nanhe Fariste" was launched. During the month of January 2022, 1045 Children (701 Boys+344 Girls) in need of care & protection who came in contact with Indian Railways were rescued with the follow up action in coordination with the NGOs. Presently Child Help Desks are functional at 132 railway station across the Indian railways.

To provide better security to the women passengers several new initiatives were taken under the code name "Mahila Suraksha". During the month of Jan. 2022, RPF has deployed "Meri Saheli" teams at major railway stations with an objective to provide security to lady passengers specially travelling alone and vulnerable to crime and covered approx 13000 nos of trains all over India for this purpose. Taking other preventive measures RPF arrested 05 persons in cases of molestation & eve-teasing and arrested 2185 persons found tr'avelling in ladies coaches.

RPF personnel especially ladies RPF personnel, who currently form about 9% of the total strength, go out of the way to help pregnant women who go into labor during their train journeys, in childbirth under "Operation "Matrishakti". During the month of Jan- 2022, Lady RPF personnel provided assistance to 07 such women passengers and were instrumental in bringing their children to this beautiful world.

Though Policing is a state subject under 7^th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, RPF supplements the efforts of state police in the field of combating passenger crime under "Operation Yatri Suraksha". During the month of Jan. 22, RPF arrested more than 300 criminals involved in 254 cases of offences against passengers and handed them over to concerned GRP/Local Police. Under the same Operation "Yatri Suraksha", RPF is available o­n call (Toll Free 139 and other social media forums i.e. Twitter, facebook, instagram etc.) round the clock to receive and resolve security and other grievances of passengers. During the Jan 2022, more than 11230 calls/complaints received from passengers in distress o­n Toll Free Helpline No. 139 (24 X 7) and twitter related to Security were promptly attended & resolved.

To curb the menace of Human Trafficking through railways, RPF has been working in coordination with other stake holders round the clock. Taking action under the code name Operation "AAHT", RPF has rescued 35 persons (22 minors) with arrest of 08 traffickers in the month of Jan 2022 and handed them over to Police.

Passengers, many a times, leave behind their belongings in haste to catch trains or leave the station. RPF personnel act as guardians and help secure these belongings with an aim to restore them to their rightful owners under "Operation Amanat". RPF retrieved 1552 passenger belongings valued to the tune of more than Rs. 2.8 Crores under this operation during Jan 22.

Narcotics do not only destroy the health of the youth, they damage the economy and well being of the nation too. RPF has been empowered to conduct serch, seizure and arrest under NDPS Act in 2019. In order to give focused attention to drive against smuggling of narcotics through rail, RPF has launched "Operation NARCOS". Under this operation, RPF has recovered

Narcotic products valued Rs. 4.57 Crores with arrest of 87 persons during the month of Jan. 2022,

Transportation by trains has become a major conduit for tax evaders/law breakers. RPF has launched a separate operation called "Operation Satark" against illegal transportation of Tobacco Products, unaccounted cash, illegal liquor, unaccounted precious items, smuggled goods etc under which illegal tobacco products worth Rs. 19 Lakhs, Illegal liquor worth Rs. 19 Crores, Unaccounted gold worth Rs 4.90 Cr, unaccounted silver worth Rs I l Lakh, other smuggled foreign good worth Rs 2.18 Lakhs, and Unaccounted cash worth 2.50 Cr with apprehension of 119 persons. The unaccounted/illegal consignments seized with apprehended persons were handed over to concerned Law Enforcement Agency

Smuggling of Wildlife, animal parts and forest product is crime against Nature. RPF has been alive to the issue and has taken stringent action under "Operation WILEP" against the smugglers involved in illegal trade of wildlife through railways. In the month of Jap 2022, RPF detected I I cases with arrest of 2 persons and handed over the recovered items like rare turtles, various species of wild birds, endangered vultures to the forest department.

RPF acts as Sentinels o­n Rail and helps state police/law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in detection of serious cases reported from their respective areas of operation under Operation "Rail Prahari". During January 2022, RPF helped police/LEAs detect 7 cases of serious crime like murder, rape, dacoity/robbery, kidnapping among others.

Under "Operation Dignity", RPF rescued 80 adult men and 153 adult women who were in distress needing immediate care and protection. They were handed over to their respective families/NGOs. Under "Operation Sewa", RPF provided assistance to more than 1000 elderly, sick, divyang persons during their travel by activities ranging from arranging medicines, infant food, wheel chairs, stretchers, medical help to carrying divyang/elderly persons o­n their shoulders.

RPF personnel acknowledge the responsibility of being "citizens in uniform" and will continue to secure, assist and serve in right earnest in the service of nation and its citizens to realize motto of the Force "Yash Labhaswa" or "Attain Honour"

(Courtesy : PIB Press Release https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1799055)

759 Children rescued by RPF Chennai Division in 2022

Railway Protection Force (RPF) undertake the Nobel cause of identifying and rescuing children in need of care of protection who are lost/separated from their family due to various reason.  Ministry of Railway issued a Standard Operating Procedure for better care and protection of children in distress in contact with railways in December 2021, which was operationalized in 2022.  In accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure presently Child Help Desks (CHDs) are operational at Railway stations.  RPF has played an important role in reuniting the children lost/separated from their family due to various reasons. 

In this regard an intensive drive has been launched o­n Indian Railways to rescue children.  759 children’s (Boys-639,Girls-120) have been rescued during the year 2022 by RPF/Chennai Division.  A link has been provided o­n the official website of Indian Railway

https://indianrailway.gov.in at

https://trackthemissingchild.gov.in/trackchild/index.php

regarding availability of information with regard to “Children Rescued by RPF. As such citizens can access this link to identity the missing/rescue children also.

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WR’s RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE DISPLAYS
EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN 2022

Special initiatives, drives & operations conducted by WR’S RPF
throughout the year

Western Railway’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) tasked with the responsibility of security of railway property, passenger area and passengers, has been working round the clock for providing safe, secure and comfortable travel experience to the passengers. It has also become a crucial stakeholder in the national security grid by playing important roles in internal security, maintenance of law and order and providing bandobast during important national and state events.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, WR’s RPF as part of the Railways is playing a vital role in assisting passengers, further working in this area, an MOU has been signed with BBA (Kailash Satyarthi Foundation) to prevent child trafficking over Railways and provide help to passengers especially women and children in need of care and protection. RPF has carried out several special initiatives, drives and operations in 2022 to help passengers with their lost belongings, provide a safe travel experience, save the lives of passengers, take strict action against touts, miscreants, putting criminals behind bars, etc. In the year 2022, under Operation “Jeevan Raksha”, going beyond the call of their duty, WR RPF saved the lives of 46 persons which included 24 males & 22 females without any care for their own safety, going far and beyond their call of duty. Under Operation “Nanhe Farishtey”, WR RPF rescued 649 boys and 325 girls with the follow-up action in coordination with CWCs and NGOs. During the year, under Operation â€œAmanat”, the RPF returned valuables worth more than Rs. 5.34 crore to their rightful owners. Under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 409 cases were detected and property worth about Rs. 53.30 lakh has been recovered with the arrest of 1088 criminals. An astounding 51.89% increase has been seen in the detection of cases in comparison to 2021. Besides this, under the Railway Act, WR’s RPF registered more than 1.69 lakh cases and realised more than Rs. 4.54 Cr in fines.

Shri Thakur added that RPF supplements the efforts of the state police in the field of combating crime against passengers under Mission “Yatri Suraksha”. WR RPF attends to complaints received through Rail Madad, Twitter and Helpline No. 139 to redress passenger grievances. In the year 2022, RPF apprehended 553 offenders who were handed over to state police for legal action. Under Mission “Mahila Suraksha”, WR RPF has taken relentless action against offenders traveling in ladies coaches under Section 162 of Railways Act 1989 and realized more than Rs. 40 lakh in fines. RPF has also deployed “Meri Saheli”teams in 20 selected trains and has started “E-Meri Saheli” drive at major railway stations for the effective security of female passengers traveling alone. In order to give focused attention to the menace of smuggling of narcotics through railway system, WR RPF conducted drives under Operation Narcos and recovered contraband items worth more than Rs. 24 lakh and 09 persons were apprehended. Under “Operation Upalabdh”, WR RPF has played an important role to ensure the availability of reserved tickets to passengers. In this connection, journey tickets of more than Rs. 32 Crores illegally booked by touts were seized by RPF, with the arrest of almost 747 touts. Continuing in this direction, WR RPF detected a major case of issuing of e-ticket by the use of illegal software in Rajkot and recovered e-tickets worth more than Rs. 29 Crore. Under Operation Samay Palan, WR RPF has played a vital role in maintaining the punctuality of trains under which 3930 persons were arrested for the offense of unauthorized Alarm Chain Pulling.

Shri Thakur further added that WR’s RPF conducted more than 52,000 awareness programs were conducted by RPF to educate the public and rail users under Operation “Jan Jagaran”, regarding stone-pelting, trespassing, etc.  Under Operation Dignity, 191 passengers in need of care and protection were rescued. Under Operation â€œSatark”, WR RPF took action against the transportation of illicit liquor, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), Tobacco & its products, unaccounted cash, precious items, smuggled, contraband goods, etc. Items valued more than Rs. 22 lakhs were recovered and total 461 persons were apprehended and handed over to concerned law enforcement agencies for legal action. Continuing its drives against unauthorized vendors/hawkers under Operation “Dusra”, RPF apprehended & prosecuted 55,672 offenders and realized fines amounting to approx. Rs 1.72 crore was collected.

Shri Thakur stated that RPF personnel acknowledge the responsibility of being "citizens in uniform" and will continue to secure, assist and serve in right earnest in the service of nation and its citizens to realize motto of the Force "Yasho Labhaswa"or "Attain Honour". Continuing in this direction, WR’s RPF personnel were awarded with the President’s Police Medal, Indian Police Medal & DG Insignia in the year 2022.

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