Indian Railway Steps Up Safety

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PUNE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The incidents of robberies and crimes on long distance trains of Indian Railway have gone up in recent times and almost every week new incidents of such events are making headlines. A day back the Railway Protection Force stopped the attempts of a robbery on the Dadar-Chennai Superfast Express. The robbers tried to force their way in Poplas railway station. The event has prompted the government railway police of Pune to step up patrolling. Especially the long distance trains that travel at the night have been put under special observation of the security forces.

The RPF reported that a group of people threw stones at the Dadar-Chennai Superfast Express when it stopped at a signal to let a Latur-Mumbai train pass. The dacoits were about to force their way in the train but a RPF force got alert and they reached the spot soon. However, the robbers were so intent on looting the train that they carried on throwing stones even after the security tea, arrived at the spot. When the RPF team fired in the air the robbers fled the spot. A member of the RPF team sustained minor injuries. Indian railway is also facing attacks on trains in the Maoist infested regions.

The night patrolling in the Solapur Pune region of Indian Railway is going to be intensified as Abdur Rahman Railways superintendent of police has said. The forces that will patrol in night trains will be equipped with adequate firearms to stall any such attacks in the future. Now that the incidents of robberies have gone up the Railways does not want to take chances.