Twenty-one children were rescued from a railway station in Bihar's East Champaran district, and a suspected trafficker was detained.
Authorities rescued six minors, aged 6 to 10, from begging at Mira Road Railway Station in Thane district, Maharashtra, following a complaint. The Women and Child Development Department reaffirmed its commitment to a 'child beggar-free campaign'.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced the seizure of approximately 60 kg of ganja from various railway stations and the arrest of three individuals during operations aimed at curbing drug trafficking.
A man threatened to blow up an Army office and railway stations in Mumbai if he was not paid 5 crore. The call was declared a hoax after searches found nothing.
Police in Sahibganj, Jharkhand, rescued multiple minors from suspected trafficking operations at a railway station, arresting two individuals and placing the children under protective custody.
A man was arrested at Gayaji railway station in Bihar for posing as an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer. The arrest occurred during a joint operation by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP).
An 18-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting a ticket checker at Thane railway station after refusing to show her ticket and engaging in a heated argument.
Delhi Police have arrested three members of a robbery gang who posed as government officials to cheat and rob unsuspecting passengers near the New Delhi railway station.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized 13 kg of ganja, estimated to be worth Rs 6.50 lakh, from the Visakhapatnam-Banaras Express at Ranchi station.
"The woman, in her statement, told police that she was standing at Fatuha railway station to catch a train on Tuesday. The accused forcibly took her away at gunpoint to a deserted place nearby and raped her. She did not know the duo," the officer said.
Thane railway police conducted a special operation targeting vagrants and drug peddlers between Thane and Diva railway stations, resulting in action against 13 individuals.
Panic gripped Mau railway junction in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning following a call claiming that a bomb was planted on the Kashi Express (15018 Down), prompting security agencies to evacuate the train and launch a thorough search.
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party leader Arvind Rajbhar and his supporters have been booked for allegedly disrupting operations at the Mau Railway Station after Ghosi MP Rajeev Rai raised the issue.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 11.4 kg of crystal meth worth Rs 11.4 crore at Secunderabad railway station and arrested two women passengers.
Railways ramps up project to instal AI-based cameras that can recognise faces.
A court in Thane acquitted all the accused, including MNS chief Raj Thackeray, in a 2008 case related to the alleged assault on Railway Recruitment Board examinees at Kalyan railway station by MNS activists.
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A court in Thane acquitted all the accused, including MNS chief Raj Thackeray, in a 2008 case related to the alleged assault on Railway Recruitment Board examinees at Kalyan railway station by MNS activists.
Following a stampede at New Delhi railway station and large crowds arriving for the Maha Kumbh, authorities in Uttar Pradesh have implemented stringent security protocols at key railway stations including Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Kanpur, Lucknow and Mirzapur. Measures include restricted entry, holding areas for passengers, increased security personnel, and improved facilities to prevent overcrowding.
A clash occurred between Excise & Prohibition Department officials and GRP personnel at Katihar railway station in Bihar over a liquor raid, resulting in injuries and investigations by both sides.
A railway police constable, Nitin Pandit Dhage, was found dead in an apparent suicide in Maharashtra's Beed district. The incident occurred in Parli Vaijnath, where he was posted, and is currently under investigation.
Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters on Tuesday, officials said.
Thane police have dismantled a prostitution racket operating near the Thane railway station, arresting a woman and rescuing three victims.
Railway police in Odisha rescued 27 people, including 19 minors, from Soro railway station, suspecting they were victims of trafficking.
A dispute over toilet keys escalated into a physical altercation between two groups of women near Badlapur railway station in Thane district, Maharashtra. Police are investigating the incident after a video went viral.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Surat, Gujarat, for allegedly murdering his wife by pushing her in front of a train at Mulund railway station in Mumbai. The incident was captured on CCTV, leading to his arrest.
Mumbai police have arrested two individuals in connection with a bomb hurling incident outside an ashram in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. The suspects were apprehended at a railway station in Mumbai's western suburbs based on a tip-off.
Police in Uttar Pradesh have busted an inter-state gang involved in abducting and illegally selling infants, rescuing a nine-month-old child and arresting nine accused.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway has arrested nine women for allegedly planning to commit dacoity on board the Siddheshwar Express in Maharashtra.
A teenager was fatally stabbed, and another was seriously injured in Thane after an altercation with a friend, who has been detained by police.
A 29-year-old man was arrested at Chinchpokli railway station in Mumbai for allegedly impersonating a railway employee and presenting a forged identification card to a ticket inspector.
A teenage member of the 'Irani' gang has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police constable who caught him stealing a mobile phone on a train in Thane district, Maharashtra.
A preacher at a madrasa in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, has been booked after 24 children allegedly escaped the institution citing physical abuse and forced labour. The children were found at a railway station in Bengaluru and are now under the care of the Child Welfare Committee.
A 57-year-old man and his two sons were arrested for allegedly beating up a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable at Kalyan station in Thane district after he intervened in a dispute.
A District Forest Officer in Tripura is under investigation after a large sum of cash was recovered at Agartala railway station from a relative, leading to a raid on the officer's residence.
A seven-year-old boy kidnapped in Delhi was rescued within five hours, and the suspect, a local tailor, was arrested at New Delhi Railway Station while attempting to flee to Bihar.
A man from Sikkim's Gyalshing district was allegedly drugged and robbed of Rs 7 lakh cash while travelling in a taxi for Tadaong.
A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking an Army personnel with a knife on a bus near Old Delhi Railway Station. The accused, identified as Ganesh, is a vagabond and allegedly confessed to the crime during interrogation.
A firefighter and a security guard died, and two firefighters were injured, in a major fire at a vegetable market near Thane railway station. The blaze destroyed 155 stalls, prompting investigations and financial aid for victims' families.
A stampede-like situation at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday evening left at least 15 people injured, and fatalities are feared. The incident occurred due to overcrowding on platforms 14 and 15, triggered by a rush of passengers heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh. Eyewitnesses described a chaotic scene with passengers fainting from suffocation and a scramble for space. Authorities are investigating the incident, with initial reports suggesting overcrowding due to the influx of passengers for the religious festival. Rescue teams and fire tenders were dispatched to the scene, and the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.
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