New Delhi/IBNS: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered stolen railway property worth Rs 7.37 crores with the arrest of 11268 offenders in 2022, the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday.

During the year RPF registered 6492 cases of theft of railway property in which recovery of stolen railway property worth Rs. 7.37 Crores was made with the arrest of 11268 offenders.

RPF arrested 5,179 touts and 4884 cases registered against them.

This included 1021 authorized agents of IRCTC using illegal means in cornering reserved tickets.

More than 140 illegal softwares were disrupted with arrest of their developers, super sellers, sellers & retailers using such illegal softwares, the ministry said.

During the period, the forced rescued 17,756  children in need of care and protection found in trains/railway station.

During the year, 559 persons were rescued from the clutches of traffickers with arrest of 194 traffickers.

RPF has signed an MoU with Association of Voluntary Action (a foundation of Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi) also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan on 06.05.2022 for association in capacity building of RPF & Railway men raid, rescue and sharing of information on Human Trafficking.

RPF personnel saved 852 people who were hurrying to board/de-board a moving train or trying to commit suicide by deliberately coming in front of a running train.

They arrested 1081 narcotics smugglers and handed over to empowered agencies for further legal action and succeeded in recovery of NDPS valued about Rs 80 crores.

During the year 129 cases of illegal trade of restricted wild life were detected with arrest of 75 persons. 

RPF retrieved approximately 25500 luggage valued more than Rs. 46.5 crores.

During the year RPF attended to more than 2 lakh calls of persons in need of real time security related assistance during their journey.

In 2022, RPF arrested 5749 criminals involved in different types of passenger related offences under IPC and handed them over to GRP/Police. This included 82 persons involved in drugging, 30 dacoits, 380 robbers, 2628 thieves, 1016 chain snatchers and 93 persons involved in crime against women.

Further, the female RPF  personnel assisted women passengers in 209 child births.

During the year, RPF arrested 2331persons involved in transportation of contraband by trains and handed them to concerned law enforcement agencies for further legal action. In this drive Tobacco products valued Rs 7.47 crore; Liquor valued Rs. 3.32 crore, Unaccounted Gold valued at Rs 48.8 crore among others were seized.