Gandhinagar: Under “Operation  Amanat”, Western Railway’s Security department and Railway Protection Force (RPF)  personnel help in securing such belongings and restore them to the rightful owners. In 2023 (up to May till date), under Operation ‘Amanat’, RPF has retrieved luggage in 1437 cases valued at about Rs. 3.16 Cr. Out of these, 838 bags, 53 purses, 12 laptops, 30 mobile phones, 14 gold chains and 160 other items worth Rs.3,15,99,576/- were handed over to passengers. The left-behind luggage was returned to the passengers after due verification. It is worthwhile to mention, that o­n 24^th May, 2023, RPF staff of Mumbai Division recovered lost luggage of approx. Rs. 1,79,500/- in 12 different cases at various stations and handed them over to their rightful owners.

Besides this, WR’s RPF made focused efforts to curb illegal incidences of Alarm Chain Pulling, which help in keeping train movements smooth and hassle-free under “Operation Samay Palan”. RPF has taken strict action against illegal chain pullers under Section 141 of Railway Act 1989 and realized fines from the offenders. In 2022-23, Western Railway’s RPF detected 4459 cases of illegal Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP), arrested 4425 persons and realized fines amounting Rs. 22,43,465/-. For smooth train operations, 1949 awareness programs were organised in FY 2022-23 by RPF in punctuality affected areas/sections to sensitize passengers and to minimize ACP cases. There have been an approx. 48% increase in the arrests of miscreants causing disruption and 60% increase in fines realized in comparison to previous year. These details were shared by the Western Railway in a press release today.

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