Mumbai Local News: WR RPF Recovers Stolen Phones Worth INR 1.38 Lakh

Western Railway’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are always at the forefront to protect and secure the lives of passengers. Under Operation Yatri Suraksha, RPF has effectively contributed in tackling the incidences of theft of passenger belongings with their alertness & vigilance.

In this direction, the RPF have detected & apprehended the culprits in almost 120 such cases with the help of CCTV surveillance cameras, in the first two months of the year 2023.

According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railways (WR), RPF has made a special effort in containing the menace of theft of passenger belongings. Giving impetus to Operation Yatri Suraksha, Western Railway has installed 3802 CCTV cameras including 488 cameras with inbuilt Facial Recognition System (FRS) which contains details of criminals along with their photos which are uploaded in the system to curb crimes against passengers. In the months of January & February 2023, WR’s RPF has detected 120 cases of crime against passengers with the help of CCTV cameras.

Citing some recent cases, Thakur informed that recently the Crime Prevention and Detection Squad (CPDS) team of Borivali Post observed a suspicious person at Kandivali station while monitoring through CCTV footages & apprehended him. During interrogation, the suspect named Suresh Ghanshyam Prajapati, aged 26 years disclosed his involvement in seven different theft cases. The theft incidents had occurred o­n different dates at Borivali, Kandivali and Dahisar stations. After legal formalities, the accused was handed over to GRP/Borivali for further legal action. The accused had stolen mobiles worth INR 1.38 lakhs. Seven theft cases have been lodged against him under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Thakur further stated that the vigilant & alert RPF officials have nabbed the culprits in several such passenger-related crimes like theft & robbery and helped to retrieve the passenger’s belongings such as mobile phones, bags containing cash, valuables & important documents, wallets, etc. These anti-social elements involved are then handed over to GRP for further legal action.