Crime towards girls in trains in South Eastern Railway zone was nil until date this 12 months owing to energetic policing by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) below the ‘My Saheli’ undertaking, Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner D B Kasar mentioned. He mentioned that below the ‘Nanhe Farishteh’ phase-II programme, which was began for rescue, rehabilitation of youngsters and apprehension of traffickers, the RPF within the SER zone have rescued 743 minor girls and boys.

“The team for My Saheli constitute exclusively ladies staff with two male armed personnel under the leadership of lady sub-inspectors,” he informed reporters on Tuesday.

The woman officers and employees work together with girls passengers briefing them about precautions to be taken throughout journey and procure their journey particulars, that are uploaded on Google Sheet and shared with all of the divisions and different zones falling on the route of the prepare for dwell monitoring.

At the vacation spot station, groups of My Saheli receive suggestions from the passengers, he mentioned.

“Due to this operation, crime against women was nil in the year 2022,” Kasar mentioned.

He mentioned that 19 traffickers had been arrested and 743 youngsters had been rescued by RPF within the SER zone from April 2021 to January 2022.

Out of those rescued girls and boys, 221 had been handed over to their households and 552 to youngster welfare centres.

During the interval, the RPF additionally recovered narcotics value Rs 26.39 lakhs and arrested 28 individuals in reference to 27 such circumstances, the IG mentioned.