Nagpur: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Central Railway’s Nagpur Division has rescued 56 children including 30 boys and 26 girls in the past 6 months, that’s from January 2022 to June 2022 under “Operation Nanhe Farishte”.
Overall, the RPF has rescued 745 children in coordination with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and other frontline railway staff from Central Railway in the past 6 months. This includes 490 boys and 255 girls and reunited them with their parents with the help of NGOs like Childline.
The Division-wise breakup of children rescued from January to June 2022 under Central Railway is as under:
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Tuesday 28 Jan. 2025
- Nagpur Division registered 56 children include 30 boys and 26 girls.
- Mumbai Division registered the highest 381 children, which include 270 boys and 111 girls.
- Bhusawal Division registered 138 children including 72 boys and 66 girls.
- Pune Division registered 136 children include 98 boys and 38 girls.
- Solapur Division registered 34 children include 20 boys and 14 girls.
During last year i.e. 2021 from January to December, Central Railway’s RPF in coordination with GRP and other frontline railway staff had rescued 971 children including 603 boys and 368 girls.
The children who come to the railway station without informing their families, due to a fight or some family issues or in search of better life or glamour of the city, etc are found by trained RPF personnel. These trained RPF personnel connect with the children, understand their problems and counsel them to reunite them with their parents. Many parents express deep gratitude for this noble service of the Railways. Railway Protection Force is entrusted with the responsibility of security of railway property, passenger area and passengers. It is also discharging responsibility to rescue children under “Operation Nanhe Farishte”.
Recently, the Railways signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association for Voluntary Action to end human trafficking through railways. The Association for Voluntary Action is also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan, it is associated with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthy’s Children Foundation, said RPF in a statement. Operation AAHT (Action Against Human Trafficking) has also been launched by the RPF, it focuses on rescuing victims of human trafficking.
