Lucknow: Railway Protection Force (RPF) has recovered 11,000 children who ran away from homes or got separated from their parents during train journeys in various parts of the country in 2023, said director general, RPF, Manoj Yadava, on Sunday.
“Under operation ‘Nanhe Farishte’, we recovered 28,000 children in two years, including 17,000 in 2022, from trains and railway stations.Under Operation Aahat, in coordination with Bachpan Bachao Andolan, our teams rescued 1,048 minors from child traffickers last year. We nabbed 257 child traffickers and handed them over to GRP,” the DG said. “In 2023, RPF returned more than 49,000 luggage worth Rs 54 crore to passengers who had left it in train or railway station. Narcotics worth around Rs 40 crore were seized and 922 drug peddlers were caught. The RPF also nabbed 493 wanted accused in 2023,” he added.
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“Under operation ‘Nanhe Farishte’, we recovered 28,000 children in two years, including 17,000 in 2022, from trains and railway stations.Under Operation Aahat, in coordination with Bachpan Bachao Andolan, our teams rescued 1,048 minors from child traffickers last year. We nabbed 257 child traffickers and handed them over to GRP,” the DG said. “In 2023, RPF returned more than 49,000 luggage worth Rs 54 crore to passengers who had left it in train or railway station. Narcotics worth around Rs 40 crore were seized and 922 drug peddlers were caught. The RPF also nabbed 493 wanted accused in 2023,” he added.
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