Maligaon, May 31: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway successfully rescued a minor girl from train during regular checks in trains. RPF team of NFR also recovered Chinese toys and stolen railway materials during the month. RPF also apprehended one person involved in stealing railway materials.
On 30th May, 2021, CPDS (Crime Prevention and Detection Squad) team of RPF/Alipurduar received an information from sources that one minor girl had fled away from Yamuna Nagar, Haryana by train towards Guwahati.
An FIR had been lodged at Yamuna Nagar Police station u/s 365 IPC, dated 28.05.21. CPDS team swung into action as soon as information was received.
During search, the said minor girl was rescued from Train No. 05956 UP (Brahmaputra Mail Special) and de-boarded at next stoppage Gossaigaon Hat Railway Station. After Covid test of rescued girl, she was brought to RPF, Post, Kokrajhar.
On questioning, she disclosed her identity as resident of Guriarpar, P.S.-Tufanganj, Dist.-Cooch Behar (W.B.). She also stated that she lives with her family at Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. On 28th May, 2021 she fled away from Yamuna Nagar along with her friend, a resident of Vill-Purba Falimari, P.S.-Boxirhat, Dist.-Cooch Behar (W.B.). During the journey, her boyfriend sensing trouble had fled away from train in the night of 30th May, 2021.
After completing all legal formalities the rescued girl was handed over to Child care NGO ‘Sakhi’ at Kokarajhar under supervision of IPF, Kokrajhar.
Again on 30th May, 2021, CIB team of RPF, Alipurduar conducted a raid and search in the scrap shop of Nur Jamal Ali, S/o – Joyad Ali at Alipurduar Birpara ITI, near Sepo bazar under Alipurduar police station of Alipurduar district for stolen railway materials with the help of RPF/Post/Alipurduar and Local police.
During raid and search, railway materials includes 4 Gutkas of crossing line, 20 bridge clips, 01 ERC and 4 hook bolts were recovered from the shop. All the recovered materials were seized and owner of the scrap shop was taken into custody and brought to RPF Post/Alipurduar. In this connection, a case was registered under RP (UP) Act.
In an incident on May 15, 2021, CPDS and CIB team of Alipurduar conducted checking at New Alipurduar Railway Station. On arrival of Train No. 02377 UP (Padatik Express Special), they noticed two suspected parcel packets in luggage van of the train.
On opening the packets in presence of on duty commercial staff of New Alipurduar, Chinese made toys valued more than rupees 50 thousand were found.
Immediately the goods were seized and handed over to IPF/New Alipurduar for further course of action. The case was taken up under the relevant provision of Railway Act for false declaration of goods.
