New Delhi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), task force of the Indian Railways rescued more than 16,000 children, saved over 2,600 lives and recovered passengers’ belongings valued at ₹70.66 crore between January and October this year, the Indian Railways said in a statement.

Under Operation Nanhe Farishtey, the RPF rescued 16,450 children (11,543 boys and 4,906 girls). It also rescued one other child and reunited all these children with their families or handing them over to concerned authorities. In October alone, 1,586 children (1,085 boys and 501 girls) were rescued, the statement said.

In another initiative, Operation Jeevan Raksha, the RPF saved 2,658 people from potentially fatal situations during the same period, including 1,757 males and 901 females. Of these, 296 individuals

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