7 months ago
2
Amid rising concerns implicit crimes connected committee trains, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has intensified surveillance and measures to negociate overcrowding. The constabulary person begun signaling videos of passengers connected wide coaches arsenic a measurement to forestall crimes and place suspects if immoderate offences are reported.
The RPF person been signaling videos from wide coaches for astir a period pursuing an bid from higher-ups successful the Southern Railway, an authoritative said. “The superior nonsubjective of the determination is to deter radical who committee trains with transgression intentions from committing offences. It is expected that specified individuals volition wantonness their malicious plans erstwhile they go alert that they are being watched. The fig of offences has travel down since we enactment successful spot this surveillance measure. Video surveillance besides prompts passengers to beryllium much alert to imaginable dangers,” the authoritative added.
The videos besides assistance place history-sheeters and accustomed suspects, arsenic the footage is shared successful WhatsApp groups of officials and squad members. The videos, mostly changeable connected tablets and mobile phones, are retained for a fewer days. “Crimes connected committee a bid are usually reported wrong 2 to 3 days, truthful determination is nary request to support the footage for a longer period,” the authoritative said.
The RPF initially recorded videos of passengers successful wide coaches connected a random basis, but aft uncovering the signifier effectual successful preventing crimes, it was expanded and intensified crossed the Southern Railway. Along with this, RPF squads person besides been advising passengers successful some wide coaches and reserved compartments to support their valuables secure.
The RPF has besides taken preventive measures, specified arsenic restricting the issuance of level tickets astatine crowded stations and instructing summons examiners not to contented extra-fare tickets to passengers boarding reserved compartments without valid tickets during highest hours.
In August, the Southern Railway awarded a declaration to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) to instal a video surveillance strategy worthy ₹90.64 crore astatine 484 stations to heighten rider safety. The surveillance strategy includes IP-based CCTV cameras with networking, video monitoring systems, and video signaling facilities.
