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Passengers climbing through train windows, some travelling in toilets, others waiting 12 hours in queues: Railway stations witness unprecedented Diwali-Chhath chaos
Railway stations across Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are witnessing massive crowds as passengers head home for Diwali and Chhath Puja. Videos show commuters attempting to enter packed trains through doors and windows, while some wait up to 12 hours to board services. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says 18,000 special trains have been added this festive season, alongside holding areas and AI-enabled cameras to manage crowds.
Gold and cash worth over Rs 8 lakh stolen from locked First AC coupe on Deoria-bound train; family alleges no police help, Gonda cops demonstrate how cabin door opens from outside
A couple travelling with their one-year-old child has alleged that gold jewellery worth Rs 7-8 lakh and cash were stolen from their locked First AC coupe at Lucknow's Charbagh station. They claimed that repeated calls to railway helplines and three alarm chain pulls brought no immediate police response. A Zero FIR has been filed in Deoria.
Rs 14.38 lakh worth of gold recovered from this woman who was stealing jewellery from Mumbai local train passengers; how police caught her
The Kalyan GRP unit has arrested a 36-year-old woman accused of stealing gold jewellery from female passengers travelling on Mumbai local trains. Police recovered gold ornaments worth Rs 14.38 lakh and linked the accused to two theft cases registered at Karjat and Kalyan railway police stations.
Rs 4 crore gold robbery at railway station: Victim’s quick photo leads police to getaway car, cop clings to fleeing vehicle and is dragged 500 metres before stopping it
A gold robbery at Kheda Railway Station in Gujarat was solved within hours after Ahmedabad Rural Police and Railway Police tracked down all four accused. Police recovered 2.90 kg of gold worth around Rs 4 crore and two vehicles used in the crime. The operation saw a dramatic chase in which a police inspector was dragged for around 500 metres.
Amritsar: Punjab Police ASI injured in firing by motorcycle-borne assailants
On Sunday evening, Sukhchain Singh, an ASI with Punjab Police, was shot at while returning home. The assailants fired from a motorcycle and fled the scene immediately after the attack. Singh sustained a bullet injury to his arm and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police officials have initiated an investigation into the shooting incident, which raises concerns over law enforcement safety.
Railway passengers looted at gunpoint for 75 minutes on train, TTE and coach attendant were missing; NCDRC orders Rs 20,000 compensation
In what can be termed as a shocking theft, armed robbers boarded train number 5610 in 2004 and looted for about 1 hour 15 minutes then pulled the chain and managed to vanish without trace. Police are yet to find the actual robbers since the persons whom the police caught have been acquitted in court.

Bihar woman travelling without ticket in AC first class caught with 75 litres of liquor, police says father, sister also caught earlier in similar offenses
A 25-year-old woman, Neha Jha, was arrested with her relative Ishan Kumar after railway officials allegedly recovered around 75 litres of foreign liquor from a locked First AC compartment at Samastipur Junction. The police interaction was recorded and later circulated on social media, drawing attention to Jha’s calm demeanour and fluent English during the search.

GRP officer who was probing train gold theft arrested for alleged involvement in robbery
Gaya GRP Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a gold robbery from the Howrah–Bikaner Express last November. Singh was part of the investigation team probing the theft of gold worth approximately Rs. 1.44 crore. Police are now searching for other absconding personnel involved in the conspiracy.

Five Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, were arrested during the past 24 hours in Tripura
In Tripura, authorities have apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, at the Agartala Railway Station during a joint operation by GRP, RPF, and BSF. They were arrested for illegally crossing the border into India, and cases have been registered against them under various acts.

Attack on train passenger over beef suspicion: GRP to re-arrest accused trio as court cancels bail
The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Maharashtra are on a hunt for three men after a court cancelled their bail. The trio was initially arrested for allegedly assaulting a 72-year-old man on a train on suspicion of carrying beef. The incident, which occurred on August 28, led to the addition of dacoity and hurting religious sentiments charges against them. The suspects are being sought for re-arrest.

Train firing: High-level panel members reach Mumbai for probe; GRP to scan CCTV footage from coaches
A five-member committee has been established by the Railway Board to conduct a "comprehensive inquiry" into the incident of an RPF constable allegedly shooting a colleague and three passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train. Members of the panel, led by principal chief security commissioners from the Western and Central railway, arrived on the scene on Monday and are set to meet officials later today in connection with the case.

62 Foreigners apprehended by RPF of Northeast Frontier Railway in last one month
Continuing the fight to detect illegal migrants, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway, in the month of June, 2023, apprehended as many as 62 foreign nationals for illegally entering India.

Taj Express vacated, searched for 2 hrs after false bomb scare
Rajeev Kumar Sub Inspector at Agra Cantt GRP Police Station said, on Monday, a man made a hoax call to a passenger regarding a bomb in Taj Express' D2 coach. He further said it will explode when the train will reach Delhi.

Over 17,000 FIRs lodged in 2020 for incidents of crime on trains: Railway minister
"Policing on Railways being a state subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the state governments, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police," Goyal said.

GRP constable booked for trying to ferry migrant workers by train
CCTV footage at the New Delhi railway station showed that the inspector of the Government Railway Police (GRP) facilitated around 45 people to get aboard an empty rake of the Magadh Express on Thursday, the railways said.

GRP, police personnel injured in brickbatting by passengers at Khardah station
When police and GRP failed to disperse the protesters, police resorted to teargas shelling and lathi charge to disperse the protesters.

GRP personnel told to remain extra alert
Government Railway Police (GRP) officers in Jammu region were told to remain extra alert in areas closed to the International Border by a senior police officer.

Rail Ministry wants to take over operational control of GRP
GRP comes under the control of the state governments, while the Railways pays 50 per cent of the amount spent on salaries of GRP personnel.
Times Now has best GRP during confidence vote
The winner though in the English news channel pack was Times Now with a Tuesday GRP of 3.6 and a gross viewership of over 32-lakh people.
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