The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway successfully rescued 04 minors during routine checking on 20th & 21st June, 2022 at different railway stations over N. F. Railway. Rescued minors were handed over to guardian/Childline for their safe custody and further course of action.
On 20.06.2022, a RPF team of Meri Saheli/New Jalpaiguri, while checking at New Jalpaiguri station, rescued one minor boy. In another incident on 21.06.2022, the same team of RPF/Meri Saheli/New Jalpaiguri while checking at New Jalpaiguri station rescued one minor girl. Later, the rescued minors were handed over to Railway Childline/New Jalpaiguri for safe custody and further course of action.
In other incident on 21.06.2022, a team of RPF/Dimapur rescued one minor girl from Dimapur station while performing their duty. Later, the rescued minor was handed over to Railway Childline/Dimapur for her safe custody and further course of action.
Moreover in an another incident on 21.06.2022, a RPF team of Katihar(East) while conducting a routine checking at Katihar station, rescued one minor girl. Later, the rescued minor girl was handed over to her family member after proper verification.
A new initiative under “Meri Saheli” has been initiated over N. F. Railway and functioning round the clock to make aware women/child passengers about the safety/security and use of helpline no. 139 in case of any exigency.