HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 19: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of NF Railway successfully rescued 14 persons including minors from different stations/trains in different drives and checks conducted from March 14 to 17 over NF Railway.
The rescued persons were later, handed over to respective childline/NGOs/parents for their safe custody and further course of action. RPF of NF Railway has also shown humanity during their duty by rendering assistance to pregnant women who experienced labour pain either on board train or waiting at railway station.
In an incident on March 14 one lady passenger was suffering from labour pain in train No. 15078 UP (Gomti Nagar- Kamakhya weekly express). On receiving the information from RPF security control, Katihar, lady RPF staff along with other staff of RPF/Kishanganj attended the passenger at Kishanganj railway station.
The suffered passenger was then sent to sadar Hospital/Kishanganj by ambulance for necessary medical care/treatment. The lady passenger gave birth to a baby girl with the assistance of Doctor.
Both the newborn baby and mother were in sound condition. In a similar incident on March 15, 2023 RPF team of New Alipurduar including lady constable, while performing duty at New Alipurduar railway station, noticed that one pregnant lady had given birth to a male baby at platform No. 1. The lady passenger and the new born baby were provided necessary medical assistance by railway doctor and other railway staff at the station. Later, the lady and her new born baby were admitted at civil hospital, Alipurduar (West Bengal) for further medical treatment.
On the other hand, RPF of Guwahati rescued one runaway minor boy at Guwahati railway station on March 17, 2023. Later, the rescued boy was handed over to Railway Child Line, Guwahati for safe custody and further necessary action. Again on that day, RPF of Dimapur while conducting checking at Dimapur railway station rescued one runaway minor girl. Later, the rescued minor girl was handed over to her parents after proper identification.