GUWAHATI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N.F. Railway, while conducting regular checks and drives within the zone between August 29 and August 31, apprehended 11 persons involved in the theft of passengers belongings. During this check at different stations and trains, they successfully recovered valuables worth approximately Rs. 1,74,600 from railway stations at Katihar, Lumding, New Haflong, and Guwahati.
In an incident on August 29, the RPF CPDS (Crime Prevention and Detection Squad) team of Katihar, along with GRP/Katihar, during a routine check at Katihar railway station, apprehended three persons and recovered three mobile phones stolen from passengers worth approximately Rs 32000. Later, the recovered mobile phones and the apprehended persons were handed over to the Officer in Charge of GRP/Katihar for further necessary proceedings.
In another incident on August 31, the RPF team of Guwahati conducted a checking drive at Guwahati railway station and apprehended one person with a bag containing one gold chain, one gold ring, one mobile phone, and other valuables worth around Rs 60,600. The items were stolen from a passenger on train no. 13175 (Sealdah-Silchar) Kanchanjungha Express. Later, the recovered items and the apprehended person were handed over to the Officer in Charge of GRP/Guwahati for further necessary proceedings, stated a press release.
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