RPF of Northeast Frontier Railway Rescues 456 Minors and 42 Women
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) successfully rescued 44 minors and 3 women during ongoing checks and drives conducted from August 16 to August 31 in different trains and railway stations over North Frontier Railway.
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway, stated that from January to July 2024, 456 minors and 42 women were rescued by the RPF of NFR in coordination with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Childline/NGOs. He said, “The rescued children and women were handed over to respective Child Line/NGOs and GRP for further legal proceedings. Also, during the same period, a total of 8 human traffickers were arrested.”
Further, he mentioned that on August 16, the RPF team of Kishanganj rescued three runaway minor boys at the Kishanganj Railway station. Additionally, on August 24, the RPF team of Dibrugarh rescued four runaway minor boys at Dibrugarh Railway station. The rescued minors were handed over to Child Help Line Kishanganj and Dibrugarh, respectively, for safe custody.
“Preventive measures are being taken to take action in case children in need of care and protection are found in trains and railway premises. RPF carries on a relentless fight against criminals in protecting railway passengers, remains vigilant for suspected persons involved in human trafficking as well as the movement of children in a suspicious manner, travelling alone, without a proper guardian, etc.,” Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said.
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RPF -: RPF stands for Railway Protection Force. They are like police officers who work to keep people safe on trains and at railway stations.
Northeast Frontier Railway -: Northeast Frontier Railway is a part of the Indian Railways that operates in the northeastern part of India. It helps people travel by train in that region.
Minors -: Minors are children who are under 18 years old. They are not yet adults and need special care and protection.
Human traffickers -: Human traffickers are bad people who illegally take others, especially women and children, to different places to make them work or do other things against their will.
Government Railway Police (GRP) -: Government Railway Police (GRP) are special police officers who work to keep people safe on trains and at railway stations, just like the RPF.
Childline/NGOs -: Childline is a helpline for children in need of help. NGOs are Non-Governmental Organizations that work to help people, including children, in different ways.
Preventive measures -: Preventive measures are actions taken to stop something bad from happening. In this case, they are steps taken to protect children and women from being harmed or taken away by bad people.
