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Railway police at Secunderabad busted an interstate drug racket and arrested a woman carrying 7.9 kg of marijuana worth Rs 3.94 lakh. The accused, from Andhra’s Paderu, was working for a repeat offender named Bonya, who managed to escape

Under Operation Amanat, SCR’s RPF Cyber Cell recovered 34 lost mobile phones in August, returning nine to owners. Using CEIR portal and IMEI tracking, the team handled 125 complaints across multiple divisions, earning praise from SCR General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava

The RPF women’s ‘Shakti Teams’ in Secunderabad Division are winning praise for protecting women passengers on trains and stations. Honoured nationally and by Telangana government, these patrol squads deter crime, assist passengers, and spread safety awareness, making rail travel more secure

The RPF Cyber Cell of South Central Railway recovered 25 mobile phones in June 2025, acting on 140 complaints received via Rail Madad. By leveraging CEIR technology, they blocked 123 devices and traced 41, with 14 already returned to owners.

Redevelopment of Secunderabad railway station is progressing swiftly. The RPF building is completed, while works on the air concourse, multi-level car parking, and foot over bridge are ongoing. Officials aim for minimal passenger disruption and completion by late 2025

Railway police in Andhra Pradesh foiled a major robbery attempt on Visakha Express near Piduguralla by firing warning shots after robbers attacked them with stones. This marks the third such robbery attempt in a week, raising concerns about passenger safety.

GRP and RPF arrest two men from Uttar Pradesh in Secunderabad for involvement in four train chain-snatching cases. The duo targeted passengers and stole gold ornaments

Accused involved in multiple phone thefts targeting sleeping rail passengers; duo works as labourers by day and turns to theft by night; stolen property recovered from them

The arrested person was identified as Sameer Bishoyi and the absconding person is Munna Nayak

Benjamin Gamango (31), an agricultural labour, who lost his mother three months ago wanted to perform some rituals in a grand manner

According to the GRP and RPF officials, while conducting regular checking on the railway station platforms, they found four luggage bags abandoned beside a food stall on Platform No.7, towards the Kazipet end side.

As per available information, on reaching Bidiri in Maharashtra, the couple checked the handbag and the valuables were missing

Despite extensive investigation being conducted by four special teams, CCTV footage, inspections in various places, and technology, there has been no progress yet

To deploy more female RPF and GRP staff on trains, especially in ladies’ compartments and MMTS trains

South Central Railway authorities caution passengers against purchasing tickets from touts or travelling ticketless in trains

Tabba Majhi (21) went into labour while waiting for the train to arrive on Platform No. 6. RPF Sub-inspector Mahek, along with three women constables, promptly attended her

They were awarded for excellence in the Women Safety category

In the month of January, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the South Central Railway (SCR) zone, rescued 91 children including 21 girls who were either missing or were separated from their families, under ‘Operation Nanhe Fariste’

Arrested person Laxman Sambhaji Mogal is an agricultural worker from Pune in Maharashtra

According to the RPF data which was released on Tuesday, as many as 674 criminals were arrested in 367 cases under the provisions of the Railway Police Act, wherein railway property worth Rs 83.3 lakh was recovered