HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 6: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has recovered contraband goods worth more than Rs 75 lakh during the month of March, 2025. RPF also apprehended 18 persons for alleged involvement in transportation of contraband/smuggled goods during this period. Moreover, RPF of N. F. Railway is regularly conducting drives to control the menace of touts. In recently conducted checks and drives over the zone during the month of March, 2025, RPF apprehended 7 touts and recovered 32 railway tickets worth above Rs 99,000 from them.
In a recent incident on March 24, RPF of Dimapur conducted a routine check at Dimapur railway station. During the checking RPF apprehended one person and recovered 10.85 grams of Brown sugar worth Rs 2.17 lakhs (approx). Later, the apprehended person along with the recovered Brown Sugar was handed over to OC/GRP/Dimapur for necessary legal action.
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Moreover, in an incident on March 19, 2025, RPF, CPDS and CIB team of New Jalpaiguri jointly conducted a raid & search operation at PRS Kanki. During the raid, the team recovered 06 PRS Tickets worth around Rs 24,365/- and apprehended one tout in this connection. A case was registered under section 143 of the Railways Act for further course of action.
It may be mentioned here that RPF of N F Railway are constantly on vigil towards activities related to smuggling and transportation of contraband items at railway stations & trains and unauthorized & illegal procurement of railway tickets.
