Mumbai: In a sweeping month-long crackdown, Central Railway’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended 8,184 offenders under various provisions of the Railway Act in October 2025, recovering Rs 38.03 lakh in penalties. Officials say the intensified action is part of a broader push to secure stations, trains and railway assets amid rising concerns over passenger safety.

According to data released by Central Railway recently, the RPF’s intelligence-driven operations led to targeted raids, arrests and on-ground vigilance across multiple divisions.

Key crackdowns include misuse of women’s coaches, where 243 male passengers were booked under Section 162 of the Railway Act for unlawfully entering coaches reserved for women, with penalties totalling Rs 62,200. In addition, 59 persons were ar

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