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During the year 2024, RPF teams rescued 48 individuals including 31 women who were found to be in dire need of care and protection

According to railway officials, the train did hit the blocks, weighing around 70 kg each, but nothing untoward occurred

According to police officials, the train hit the cylinder before coming to a screeching halt and as a result, the cylinder moved away from the tracks

This marks a 26.42 per cent increase in the value of retrieved belongings compared to the corresponding period in 2023, RPF officials said.

The total 247 children, including 173 boys and 74 girls, were handed over to Child Line authorities for further care and protection

The girl was employed by drug peddlers Karan Pawar and Deepka Pawar, who are currently at large. She obtained marijuana from Chatrapur in Odisha and smuggled it to Mumbai via Secunderabad trains. The group then sold the narcotic at inflated prices.

Two children, one from Rajasthan and another from Jharkhand, who ran away from their homes following arguments with parents, were rescued by the Railway Protection Force Secunderabad under Operation Nanhe Farishte.

Under ‘Operation Yatri Suraksha’, the RPF arrested 38 offenders and recovered stolen property worth Rs.20.63 lakh with registration of 45 cases against them during the month.

Three children, including two girls were rescued by the Secunderabad Railway Protection Force (RPF) after they went missing from their homes in Vijayawada.

On July 2, an incident was reported via a RailMadad complaint regarding a lost handbag in Coach B1 of Train No. 07445 Lingampalli Special Fare Express, by a passenger traveling from Rajahmundry to Secunderabad.

The arrested suspect is Mohd.Farid (54), from Odisha and the absconding suspects are Sahu from Odisha and Panda from Mumbai.

It was said the man, Samudrala Anil of Jammikunta area of Karimnagar district was upset that his wife was refusing to live with him and decided to end life by jumping under a moving train near the railway station in Khammam.

During the same period, RPF officials arrested 36 persons on charges of smuggling drugs, registering nearly 770 per cent in seizure quantity compared to the corresponding month of previous year.

The GRP and RPF teams while conducting routine checks of passengers and luggage on the platforms and trains in the railway station, found a trolley bag and back pack bag abandoned on Platform No.1.

As part of the campaign, RPF sought to create awareness on the critical issues of stone pelting and trespassing to passengers at the railway station and residents of colonies and slum in the surroundings.

Following instructions from Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the minor was shifted to a rescue home in Kacheguda for safe custody.

BS Saraswat, RPF Inspector, Secunderabad, said the passengers can call the toll-free number 139 for RPF assistance.

The three-year-old girl was found wandering near Gate No.4 on Platform No.1 in a manner that raised suspicion.

The two children aged 12 and 16 years left their homes and reached the railway station to board trains to undisclosed locations.

However, engrossed in purchasing edibles at a stall on the platform, they missed boarding the MMTS train at Begumpet railway station.