State Director General of police Anil K Raturi stressed on publicity given to the helpline-number 182 across the State which was introduced to help the passengers in the running trains as well as at the railway stations. He chaired a high-level meeting with the State railway security arrangement committee members here on Monday. He asked the officers concerned to ensure fool- proof security for the passengers when they pass through the State’s territory.
Besides, he asked the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) officers to coordinate among themselves and share information related to the criminals. The meeting decided that adequate arrangements of CCTV cameras, baggage scanners, goods scanners and DFMD are put into place at the railway stations. He also asked them to be vigilant on the criminals who rob the passengers while lacing their food with poison.
The State police Chief also stressed on the security of the women passengers. He stressed on women personnel from GRP and RPF being deputed in adequate number at the stations. “Squads comprising RPF and GRP personnel should also be deployed in trains based on requirement and necessity,” Raturi said.
He also directed the officers concerned to randomly check the CCTV cameras installed at various places in the railway station areas. The dysfunctional ones must be repaired immediately, he said. Sounding concerned over animals being mowed down under the wheels of the speeding trains, DGP said that the railway tracks should be identified along which the animals move regularly. He further suggested joint patrolling with forest department officials being conducted.
State police spokesman Ashok Kumar who is also the additional director general of police (law and order) said that several decisions have been taken by the state police chief during the meeting. “As per the Union home ministry’s guidelines, DGP Raturi is taking meeting of the state level railway security arrangement committee once in three months. SP, GRP, RPF, NER and NR aside from the forest officers attended the meeting,” he informed.