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The Hindu Bureau

SCR RPF rescued 1,343 children, saved 22 people last year

South Central Railway’s (SCR) Railway Protection Force (RPF) has saved 22 people from accidents, besides rescuing 1,115 boys and 228 girls from trains and railway premises. Three minors were also reunited with their parents or handed over to a child rescue home in 2023.

Resolute action taken by the RPF curtailed illicit ticketing with effective measures taken in preserving the integrity of the system and safeguarding the financial interests within the railway domain by arresting 261 people for unauthorised procuring and selling of railway reservation tickets, and seizing 8,770 tickets worth ₹2.31 crore, said an official release on Thursday.

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