Hyderabad: The Secunderabad Railway Protection Force (RPF) has recovered several missing /left behind mobiles, luggage worth Rs.17.35 lakhs in 65 incidents.
In one incident, a medicine bag was recovered which was lost by a passenger in Shalimar Express while deboarding at Secunderabad railway station.
Sub-inspector (RPF) M Venkata Reddy along with his constable and government railway police Secunderabad thoroughly searched the train and successfully located the medicine bag
The bag was handed over to Jayasish Gosh, a resident of Malda, West Bengal. It contained medicines, spectacles, and clothing worth Rs. 13,000. The passenger expressed deep gratitude for the swift and effective measures taken by the RPF.
In another incident on Saturday, May 18, the sub inspector found an unclaimed mobile worth Rs. 15,000 at the general waiting hall of Platform no. 10. The officer secured the device. Through investigation, the rightful owner by the name of Harsha Vardhan, resident of Uppal, was identified.
Another mobile phone also worth Rs. 15,000 was found at the charging point of Platform No. 10. It was immediately returned to its owner M Ebnezar.
The officers and personnel have been working in safeguarding railway property, passenger areas and the well-being of travellers. They are also assisting Indian Railways in delivering reliable freight transport services to its customers.
In April 2024, RPF personnel rescued 22 children, including four girls, who were separated from their families, and reunited them.
Officials were involved tracing, protecting and reuniting the children under the Operation Nanhe Farishthe.
Similarly, under Meri Saheli initiative, RPF protected women travellers by collecting seat or berth numbers of single female passengers and sharing the information with officials all along the route of their travel.
