Guwahati: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of North East Frontier Railway (NFR) has conducted successful rescue operations and provided medical assistance to minors during ongoing checks and drives from March 22 -25.
Checkings were conducted at various trains and railway stations across the NFR region. In February, the RPF of NFR rescued a total of 41 minor boys and girls along with eight women.
The rescued individuals were handed over to respective Child Line/NGOs, parents, and the Government Railway Police (GRP). On March 24, the RPF and GRP teams of New Jalpaiguri collaborated to rescue two runaway minors at New Jalpaiguri Railway station.
The minors were safely handed over to the Child Welfare Committee, New Jalpaiguri, for custody.
On the same day, the RPF team of Dimapur provided medical assistance at Dimapur Railway Station to a girl traveling on Train No. 15603 (Guwahati-Ledo Intercity Express) and subsequently shifted her to the Civil Hospital, Dimapur, Nagaland, for further treatment.
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On March 22, the RPF team of Guwahati rescued a runaway minor girl along with a boy at Guwahati Railway station.
Additionally, on the same day, the RPF team of New Tinsukia rescued another runaway minor girl from Bordubi Railway station. Both rescued individuals were handed over to the GRP in Guwahati and a Shelter Home in Tinsukia, respectively, for their safety.
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