The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has formed ‘Tejashwani’ WhatsApp Group to tackle security related issues faced by women passenger in trains. A considerable number of women have joined the group and are sharing their problems.
Senior Divisional Security Commissioner Maheshwar Singh informed on Thursday that so far 80 women including RPF personnel college students and other daily commuters are already a part of the group. The members would be increased as much as possible.
“This is all women group in which there are RPF women personnel and the citizens as members. Any women of the Ranchi rail division could contact the admin of the group and become a member,” he said.
RPF personnel stated group admin always keep a watch on the group adding that prompt action is being taken on receiving complaints.
Singh said that RPF Ranchi has taken special security drives particularly for security of women, children and old person adding that two big seminars on security of women and child and gender sensitization have been held this year.
He stated 78 children including the trafficked ones were rescued by the RPF and handed over either to their parents or to the Child helpline in 2018.
“The women unit of RPF has carried out 40 awareness drives among passengers on various crimes including drugging in trains. Similar drives have been undertaken in a host of schools Ranchi and the surrounding areas,” Singh informed.
Legal action has been taken against 809 persons for travelling in women’s coach.
Singh said Ranchi RPF unit has several other achievements adding the unit has won best security shield in the zone for the past two years. He stated that 34 criminals were nabbed and stolen railway properly worth over a lakh was recovered from them. In addition 5,126 persons were arrested under various sections of the railway act. Alcohol and drugs worth Rs 58,025 were also seized. The railway caught 28,033 persons travelling without tickets and recovered 1.13 crores from them.
The Sr DSC said Ranchi division now has four dogs including three sniffer dogs for crime control. The dogs are used for tracking criminals and also sniffing for explosives during the sensitive periods.