Mumbai: 53,000 pax who trespassed in women, disabled coaches were arrested

Ticket inspectors and Railway Security Force (RPF) carried out a special operation in December 2022 where 2,835 passengers including ordinary people and transgenders were arrested for intruding in women and the reserved compartment of the disabled, informed officials of the Western Railway.

Locals have reserved coaches for women, disabled passengers. General passengers cannot travel in disabled coaches. Yet, some passengers try to travel in disabled coaches after seeing the crowd in other coaches. The disabled passengers in this coach oppose the normal passengers and as a result, bickering ensues. 

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Some male passengers enter the reserved compartment for women unknowingly. The number of hawkers is higher among male passengers. Western Railway undertook a special campaign against such intruders in December 2022. In this campaign, 1,503 passengers who trespassed in the women's compartment were caught and a total fine of Rs 3,21,500 was imposed on them.

Apart from this, 984 ordinary passengers who entered the disabled compartment were also arrested. Punitive action has also been taken against them and a total fine of Rs 1,96,100 has been recovered, the officials informed.

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Meanwhile, the Western Railway Security Force has also taken action against trasngenders. Officials of Western Railway Public Relations Department have informed that action was taken in December 2022 after taking into consideration the complaints made by the passengers regarding the entry into the reserved compartment and harassment. Action has been taken against such 348 trasngenders and a fine of Rs.1,16, 200 has been collected from them.