New Delhi, The Authorities Railway Police and the Railway Safety Drive deliberated upon enhancing passenger security by leveraging trendy applied sciences through the sixth All-India Convention that concluded right here on Sunday.
Officers mentioned the Railway Safety Drive comes beneath the railway ministry with a mandate to make sure security of passengers and rail properties, whereas the Authorities Railway Police is beneath state governments to coordinate with the RPF and examine circumstances of crime.
Based on a press assertion issued by the railway ministry, the All-India Convention of Authorities Railway Police chiefs, organised beneath the aegis of RPF, witnessed the participation of DGPs, ADGPs, and senior officers from the GRP of varied states and union territories, alongside representatives from the Ministry of Railways.
“This vital gathering marked a concerted effort to deal with the rising challenges of crime management on Indian Railways and to strengthen collective mechanisms to make sure the protection and safety of tens of millions of railway passengers commuting each day by means of its huge community,” the press observe mentioned.
It added, “The central theme of the convention revolved round enhancing intelligence sharing, formulating joint operational methods and fine-tuning inter-agency coordination to counter the evolving modus operandi of legal parts exploiting the huge railway community.”
The ministry mentioned a key focus space was the intensification of passenger consciousness campaigns to coach travellers on widespread methods and traps employed by thieves and fraudsters.
“The convention resolved to push for the seamless conversion of passenger property theft complaints lodged on the Rail Madad portal into formal FIRs, thereby boosting detection charges and discouraging repeat offences,” the ministry mentioned.
In a bid to dismantle organised interstate legal networks concentrating on high-value passenger belongings, the police chiefs held detailed deliberations on deploying proactive surveillance, coordinated operations throughout states, and leveraging technology-backed options, together with facial recognition techniques.
“The need of a unified response system amongst GRP models of various states and UTs was strongly emphasised to forestall jurisdictional gaps which might be usually exploited by the offenders,” the press observe mentioned.
“Particular consideration was dedicated to the worrying pattern of crimes towards girls passengers, with the members agreeing on sturdy preventive measures, together with focused patrolling, CCTV cameras in stations and coaches and deployment of Meri Saheli groups to boost the sense of safety amongst girls travellers,” it added.
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