Maligaon, April 23 (MExN): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of NF Railway rescued 9 minors and a woman during checking on April 17 and 18 at different trains and railway stations over NF Railway. The RPF also apprehended 1 tout during this period who was involved in illegal selling of railway tickets.
On April 17 and 18, drives were conducted at different locations in Katihar, Guwahati, Dimapur, Kamakhya, Kishanganj and New Tinsukia stations. During the drive RPF of NFR managed to rescue 9 runaway minors (6 girls and 3 boys) and 1 runaway woman. All the rescued minors and the woman were later handed over to the respective child line as per norms for safe custody and family members after proper verification.
In another incident on April 17, information was received regarding touting activities by one shop namely, ‘Saimul Common Service Centre’ located at Chandpur, Malda (West Bengal). RPF team of Barsoi conducted a raid and search in the said shop. During raid, they recovered 6 railway e-tickets worth Rs 14,868 (approx), which were generated by using personal user IDs. The owner of the shop Saimul Hoque could not give any satisfactory reply regarding the recovered e-tickets. Later, the person was taken into custody and a case was registered under section 143 of the Railway Act.
A press release from the NFR said that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) keeps a close watch on touting activity within its jurisdiction. It also remains vigilant for suspected persons involved in human trafficking as well as the movement of children in a suspicious manner, travelling alone, without proper guardian etc, it added.
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