South Central Railway (SCR) has informed that the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Secunderabad Division, had arrested 85 persons so far this year for stone-pelting on trains by conducting about 5,000 raids across the region on Wednesday.
The stone pelters were being detected within hours with the help of advanced CCTV cameras, inputs of cyber cell and other surveillance equipment deployed to monitor train routes more effectively. Potential troublemakers and groups involved in stone-pelting are being identified with enhanced cooperation from the local law enforcement agencies, intelligence units, and community members.
An official spokesperson said in a press release that RPF Inspectors had formed localised groups with counsellors, village panchayat heads and others for regularly broadcasting messages regarding ramifications of stone pelting and the legal action being initiated.
