Railway Protection Force rescues minors and woman, apprehends tout

 GUWAHATI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway rescued nine minors and a lady during the ongoing checking on April 17 and 18 at different trains and railway stations across N. F. Railway. The RPF also apprehended one tout during this period who was involved in the illegal sale 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, the RPF of NFR managed to rescue nine runaway minors (six girls and three boys) and one runaway lady. All the rescued minors and lady 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, Dist. Malda (West Bengal). The RPF team of Barsoi conducted a raid and search in the said shop. During the raid, they recovered six railway e-tickets worth Rs. 14,868 (approximately), 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, stated a press release.

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