KOLKATA: The gang rape beside the railway tracks between the Park Circus and Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt stations on May 23 has spurred the Railway Protection Force (RPF) into motion. Over the remaining fortnight, RPF workforce of Eastern Railway’s Sealdah Division have now not simplest demolished hooch dens alongside the stretch, but have additionally busted gangs focused on drug-running and other illegal actions.
“Ever since the incident passed off, we have arrested 25 people and booked them underneath a number of fees. Our patrol events are on the move after darkish on a daily basis and people were caught red-handed with medication and hooch. After the incident, we inquired from locals and realized that the crime fee in the stretch was once very top. There have been regular brawls and even gambling dens used to function where medication and hooch have been bought. Several criminals from in different places in the city additionally collected right here at night, making existence miserable for people residing nearby. This crackdown will continue for now,” said a senior RPF officer of the Sealdah Division.
According to railway officers, the Government Railway Police (GRP) should be more lively in checking crime alongside the tracks. The RPF’s primary duty is to save lots of railway belongings and save you crime in opposition to passengers at stations and on trains. Stretches like the one between Park Circus and Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt are more vulnerable. “This is a loop line and there are few trains later in the night. Criminals benefit from this. The railways pays half the price of the GRP so they'll guard such places. Unfortunately, their performance hasn’t been ample,” an legitimate said.
A GRP legitimate said the power isn't sufficiently equipped to struggle crime alongside railway tracks. Criminals are aware of this and make a choice deserted tracks to devote crimes as city or district police forces don't have any jurisdiction there. Even now, criminals store unhealthy items like crude bombs next to the tracks.
“We are taking pro-active steps to deliver down crime alongside the tracks. All the 25 people were nabbed red-handed and prosecuted. We shall carry out drives alongside all stretches where such illegal actions go on. After our patrolling began, crime has come down in the area,” said Okay M Siraj, inspector-in-charge, RPF, Sealdah.
“Ever since the incident passed off, we have arrested 25 people and booked them underneath a number of fees. Our patrol events are on the move after darkish on a daily basis and people were caught red-handed with medication and hooch. After the incident, we inquired from locals and realized that the crime fee in the stretch was once very top. There have been regular brawls and even gambling dens used to function where medication and hooch have been bought. Several criminals from in different places in the city additionally collected right here at night, making existence miserable for people residing nearby. This crackdown will continue for now,” said a senior RPF officer of the Sealdah Division.
According to railway officers, the Government Railway Police (GRP) should be more lively in checking crime alongside the tracks. The RPF’s primary duty is to save lots of railway belongings and save you crime in opposition to passengers at stations and on trains. Stretches like the one between Park Circus and Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt are more vulnerable. “This is a loop line and there are few trains later in the night. Criminals benefit from this. The railways pays half the price of the GRP so they'll guard such places. Unfortunately, their performance hasn’t been ample,” an legitimate said.
A GRP legitimate said the power isn't sufficiently equipped to struggle crime alongside railway tracks. Criminals are aware of this and make a choice deserted tracks to devote crimes as city or district police forces don't have any jurisdiction there. Even now, criminals store unhealthy items like crude bombs next to the tracks.
“We are taking pro-active steps to deliver down crime alongside the tracks. All the 25 people were nabbed red-handed and prosecuted. We shall carry out drives alongside all stretches where such illegal actions go on. After our patrolling began, crime has come down in the area,” said Okay M Siraj, inspector-in-charge, RPF, Sealdah.
RPF sanitizes gang-rape stretch along railway tracks
![RPF sanitizes gang-rape stretch along railway tracks]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
June 10, 2018
Rating:
