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'.
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.
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 powerful explosion ripped through a railway line in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday, injuring at least 20 people, authorities said.
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 was arrested at a railway station in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly trafficking six children to Vadodara for labour. The children were rescued and handed over to the Railway Child Help Desk.
A 16-year-old girl from Jharkhand was rescued from Uttar Pradesh after being trafficked and allegedly sold for Rs 25,000. Police arrested two men in connection with the case.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in Jharkhand have rescued four minors, including a girl from Odisha, and arrested a man from Bihar for alleged human trafficking.
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.
A powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province, resulting in numerous fatalities and injuries. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
A powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province, resulting in numerous fatalities and injuries. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, stating the train was transporting military personnel.
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.
Indian Railway Police rescued 163 minor boys from a train in Madhya Pradesh, suspecting they were being trafficked from Bihar to Maharashtra for labour. Eight individuals have been arrested, claiming the children were en route to a madrasa for education.
Mumbai police rescued a 25-year-old medical student from Nanded who had been missing for 47 days and was found begging on the streets due to mental health issues.
A building under construction at the Kannauj railway station in Uttar Pradesh collapsed on Saturday, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble. Six workers have been rescued and rushed to hospital. Rescue efforts are ongoing with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) deployed at the site. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure the safe recovery of those trapped and their proper medical treatment.
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.
Delhi Police reunited 194 missing persons, including 45 children, with their families in April through 'Operation Milap', utilising intelligence and surveillance.
The explosion ripped through the provincial capital Quetta's railway station as passengers gathered on the platform before the scheduled departure of the Jaffar Express to Peshawar.
A court in Lucknow has sentenced nine individuals, including Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, to eight years' imprisonment for illegal immigration, possession of fake documents, and human trafficking.
A fire broke out in an air-conditioned coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district, prompting a quick evacuation of passengers. While no casualties were reported, the incident disrupted rail traffic on the Delhi-Mumbai route.
Her team scour platforms and trains, looking out for vulnerable children accompanied by adults who look or behave suspiciously or whose presence makes the child uncomfortable. They also look out for children travelling alone. 'We watch, listen and talk. All this is done tactfully and sensitively because we are dealing with young children.'
Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay on Sunday said that a passenger coming towards platforms 14-15 slipped and fell on the stairs, and many passengers standing behind him were hit, leading to the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station.
Hours after a local passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh claiming six lives, the Railway Board on Tuesday said the accident took place as the passenger train seems to have overshot a red signal.
A man was beaten to death and another critically injured by a mob for allegedly sexually assaulting two women on the outskirts of the city on Thursday, following which Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi asked the police to ensure no repeat of such incidents in future.
A 60-year-old man, accused of murdering his wife, allegedly died by suicide in a hospital bathroom in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. He was facing charges related to his wife's death and had a history of suicide attempts.
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The Chopan Express had halted at platform four of the station, and the passengers chose to get down on the track, though there is a footover bridge, the railways said.
A reversing BEST bus in Mumbai struck pedestrians, resulting in four deaths and nine injuries. The incident occurred in Bhandup (West) and is under investigation.
A boy from Jharkhand, India, who was separated from his family and ended up in Kerala after boarding the wrong train, has been reunited with them after 13 years. Raja Gope, now a footballer in Kerala, was found with the help of NGOs and police.
The police have rescued an 11-year-old girl, who went missing from her home following a heated exchange of words with her mother, after conducting a 30-hour-long search operation in Bhubaneswar.
The impact of the collision was so severe that a coach of the passenger train ended up on top of a wagon of the cargo train, the railway officials said.
The Army unit deployed in Ashti successfully evacuated 40 people with the help of an NDRF team and other agencies.
At least eight persons, including the loco pilot, were killed and 14 others injured after a passenger train allegedly jumped a red signal and collided with a goods train from behind near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Insurgents opened fire on a passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province, injuring the driver and prompting security guards aboard the train to fire back. The attack occurred in the Bolan district on the Jaffar Express from Quetta to Peshawar. The train was stopped by armed men in Tunnel No 8, and efforts are being made to contact the passengers and staff. The Balochistan government has ordered emergency measures and all institutions remain active.
A Monorail train in Mumbai halted due to a power failure amid heavy rains, stranding approximately 200 passengers. Rescue operations were conducted, and an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
Four southern districts in Tamil Nadu are experiencing severe flooding after record-breaking rainfall, prompting Chief Minister MK Stalin to schedule a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi for immediate relief measures.
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