History of RPF

The Railway Protection Force has its origin since 1882 when the Railway Companies then in existence appointed their own security for each

Department. This arrangement was found to be fairly satisfactory till

1918. With an increase in traffic; there was a steep rise in the incidence of thefts of goods entrusted to Railways. This led to the Government of India to

appoint a committee to enquire into causes thereof and suggest corrective

measures.

Acting on the Committee’s recommendations, most of the Class I

Railways reorganized their security as a separate unit under a superior

officer. But this too proved inadequate, and in the aftermath of the Second

World War, losses due to thefts and claims on the Railways assumed huge size and needed serious attention.

The Government of India, therefore in year 1954, instituted a special enquiry through Director, Intelligence Bureau

(Ministry of Home Affairs) who in his report, forcefully brought

out the necessity of organizing the security in railways on a statutory basis. The Railway Board also appointed a Security Adviser to the Railway

Board in July, 1953 to work out

the details for the reorganization of the Security department. It was decided in

consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs that there should be an

integrated well organized force on the model of the Police with adequate

supervisory staff specially trained to meet the peculiar aspects of crime that were prevalent in Railways and act as a second line to the States Polic

e with whom, under the Constitution, policing on Railways was

rested. This led to introduction of the R.P.F. Bill in the Parliament of India for the better protection and security of Railway property and the same was passed

as The Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (No.23 of 1957).

Gradually and steadily the force has evolved in many aspects from

then onwards and there after The RPF Act, 1957 was modified by Parliament

for the first time in 1985 vide Act No.60 for the constitution and maintenance of the Force as an Armed Force of the Union and for the second time in 2003

with Railway Act vide which the additional responsibilities of Passenger Safety

and Security of their belongings were laid on the shoulder of the Force by extending the powers of execution of 29 sections of Railway Act. At present the

Force is escorting maximum number of mail/express trains throughout the

length and breadth of the nation beside the access control duties at important

stations.

Mission & statement

We shall

Protect and safeguard Railway passengers, passengers area and Railway

property.

Ensure the safety, security and boost the confidence of the traveling

public in the Indian Railways.Mission-Statement

OBJECTIVES

We shall

Carry on unrelenting fight against criminals in protecting

Railway passengers, passenger area and Railway property.

Facilitate passenger-travel and security by removing all anti-social

elements from trains, Railway premises and passenger area.

Remain vigilant to prevent trafficking in women and children and take

appropriate action to rehabilitate destitute children found in Railway

areas.

Co-operate with other departments of the Railways in improving the

efficiency and image of the Indian Railways.

Act as bridge between the Government Railway Police/Local Police and

the Railway administration.

Adopt proactively all modern technology, best human rights practices,

management techniques and special measures for protection of female

and elderly passengers and children, in the pursuit of these objectives.

Organizational Set up of RPF of Malda Division

Sri Vivek Sharma Sri I.P. Yadav

Assistant Security Commissioner

Malda

Assistant Security Commissioner

Jamalpur

Sri Lobo Francis Cyril

Divisional Security Commisioner

Post Levels /field Units

Post Commanders (IPFs) Post Commanders ( IPFs)

Malda NFK JRLE SBG BHW CLG BGP SGG JMP JMP(WS)

Duties of RPF

There are so many charter of duties for Railway Protection

Force. Among them the main duties under section 11 of RPF

Act are as follows –

1. To protect and safeguard Railway Property.

2. To protect the Passenger area and Passengers.

3. To remove any obstruction in the movement of

Railway Property and Passenger area.

4. To do any other act conducive to better protection

and security of Railway Property, Passenger area and

Passengers.

Other than that they have to follow the order of

superior authority for following:-

1. Disaster management.

2. Doing Election duty.

3. Aid to Police and Civil authorities

Dog Squad

Strength of Dog Squad over Malda Division

Place SI ASI HC CT Total

Malda 01 03 01 06 11

Bhagalpur 01 04 05

Jamalpur 04 04

Grand Total 02 03 01 14 20

Category wise details of Dogs

Place Malda Bhagalpur Jamalpur

Sniffer 03 01 01

Tracker 01 01 01

Total 04 02 02

Breeds wise description of Dogs

Place Malda Bhagalpur Jamalpur

German shepherd - 01 01

Labrador 04 01 01

Total 04 02 02

Mail/Express train escorted by RPF

SL/No Train No. Name of the

train

Escorted area Strenghth of

escort party

From

Dep.

Time To

Arri.

Time

1 14055 B. P. Mail MLDT 03.50 hrs JMP 08.55HRS. 01+05

2 13484/14 FKK Exp KIUL 01.05 hrs MLDT 07.20 HRS

3 13483/13 FKK Exp MLDT 19.10 hrs KIUL 02.15 HRS 01+05

4 14056 B. P. Mail KIUL

17.30

HRS. MLDT 00.45 HRS

5 12344 Darjeeling

MLDT

23.55

HRS. SDAH 06.00 HRS 01+06

6 12343 Darjeeling SDAH

22.05

HRS MLDT 04.09 HRS

7 13415 MLDT-PNB Int MLDT

20.30

HRS JMP 01.02 HRS 01+05

8 14004 NDLS-MLDT

EXP

JMP

17.50

HRS MLDT 23.25 HRS

9 15647 LTT EXP JMP

17.16

HRS MLDT 23.25 HRS 01+05

10 12042 NJP-HWH Exp.

MLDT

08.50

HRs. HWH 13.35 hrs. 01+03

11 12041 HWH-NJP EXP. HWH

14.15

HRS. MLDT

19.10

HRS.

12 15906 VIVEK EXP MLDT

02.10

HRS RPH 04.45 HRS 01+03

13 15620

KYQ-GAYA

Exp. MLDT

20.30

hrs. JMP 01.02 hrs. 01+03

14 15619 Gaya-KYQ Exp. JMP

17.21

hrs. MLDT 23.20 hrs.

15 13429

MLDT-ANVT

Exp. MLDT

09.05

hrs. JMP 14.05 hrs. 01+03

16 14004

NDLS-MLDT

Exp. JMP

17.55

hrs. MLDT 23.50 hrs.

17 15662 KYQ-RNC EXP

MLDT

02.10

HRS RPH 04.45 HRS 01+02

18 15630 GHY- MS Exp. MLDT

04.15

HRS. ASN 10.20 HRS 01+03

19 15905

CAPE-DNRG

Exp. ASN

23.40

HRS. MLDT

06.15

HRS.

20 13034 KIR-HWH EXP MLDT

18.00

HRS AZ 21.55 HRS 01+03

21 13033 HWH-KIR EXP. AZ

03.35

HRS MLDT 07.25 HRS

22 12552 KYQ-YPR Exp. MLDT

02.10

HRS. RPH

04.45

HRS. 01+02

23 22612 NJP-MS EXP. MLDT

02.15

HRS. RPH

04.45

HRS. 01+02

24 13159

JOGBANI EXP TUE,THU,SAT PKR

02.49

HRS MLDT 05.10 HRS 2

25 13160 JOGBANI EXP TUE,THU,SAT NFK

2049

HRS PKR 21.34 HRS

26 13404 Vananchal Exp BGP 19.05 hrs BHW 22.07 hrs 01+03

27 13403 Vananchal Exp BHW 06.00 hrs BGP 10.10 hrs

28 53406 SBG-RPH Pass. SBG SBG

19.25

hrs. PKR 21.21hrs. 01+03

29 13133/19

SDASH-

BSBExp. PKR 02.35hrs. SBG 04.35hrs.

30 15625

DGHR-AGTL

EXP BAKA

20.20

HRS BGP 22.35 HRS 01+04

31 15626

AGTL-DGHR

EXP BGP

08.10

HRS BAKA 10.38 HRS

32 12254 ANG EXP. BGP

13.30

hrs. JMP 14.35 hrs. 01+03

33 12350

NDLS-BGP

Exp. JMP

18.47

hrs. BGP 20.00 hrs. 01+03

34 13241

BANKA-RJPB

INT BANKA

07.35

HRS JMP 10.35 HRS 01+03

35 13242

RJPB-BANKA

INT JMP

03.33

HRS BANKA 06.50 HRS 01+04

36 13235 SBG-DNR Int. SBG

14.25

hrs. JMP 17.06 hrs. 01+02

37 13236 DNR-SBG Int. JMP 10.05hrs. SBG 13.20hrs.

38 13424 Azmer Exp. JMP

16.15

hrs. BGP 17.45hrs. 2

39 13420 JANSEWA EXP KIUL

03.18

HRS BGP 06.00 HRS 01+03

40 15097

AMARNATH

EXP BGP

23.50

HRS KIUL 02.45 HRS 01+04

41 13401 BGP-DNR Int SGG 06.07hrs. JMP 08.23 hrs. 01+03

42 13416

PNBE-MLDT

EXP JMP

02.00

HRS MLDT 08.20 HRS 01+03

43 18604

VANANCHAL

EXP JMP

18.08

HRS KIUL 19.30 HRS 01+03

44 13430

ANVT-MLDT

EXP JMP

17.26

HRS MLDT 23.50 HRS 01+03

45 18603

VANANCHAL

EXP KIUL

00.25

HRS BGP 03.45 HRS 01+02

RP(UP) Act

No. of Cases detected 31

Value of stolen Railway property recovered

Rs. 6,48,033/-

Arrest of criminals 63 (56 Outsiders, 04 Receivers &

03 Railway Employees)

Railway Act

No. of Case registered 5876

No. of offenders arrested/prosecuted 12850

Amount of fine realized Rs. 36,22,200/-

TOPB Figure

Crime against Passengers

In train In premises

Crime

Year

No. of case

Value of property

Arr

est Value of property

Arr

est

R

e

g.

Det

. P/S P/R

R

eg

Det P/S P/R

Dacoity

01

01

Rs.21, 700/-+06 Mobile +01 Laptop+ Gold Chain, Diamond Locket+02 nos. Gold Ring ATM Card Pension Card Total Cost of Looting articles Rs. 2,75,000/-

06 Nos. Mobile+01 Laptop

08 Nil

Nil

Nil Nil Nil

Robb

ery

02

- (i)-One purse containing Rs. 5400/-+ Gold Chain (ii)-Rs. 4,00000/-& Cheque of 1,70,000/-

Rs. 4,00000/-& Cheque of 1,70,000/-

01 03 02 (i)-Rs. 15,000/-+01 Mobile (ii)One Mobile and One 12 Volt Railway Battery (iii)- Rs. 03-04,000/-

One Mobile and One 12 Volt Railway Battery

02

Tota

l

11

2

55 Rs. 7,45,320/-

Gold Ornament

+30 Mobiles+PB

Rs. 14,120/-

62

46 41 Rs. 74,800/-Gold

Ornaments 10 Mobiles

Rs. 35,340/-+Motorcy

cle+45 Mobiles

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Contact Details of Security Department of

Malda Division

1. Contact details of superior officers of Division:

Designation of Officer Name

Office Mobile No.

Railway BSNL

Divisional Security

Commissioner, Malda

Sri Fransis Cyril

Lobo 72465 ------ 9002024710

Asstt. Security Commissioner, Malda

Sri Vivek Sharma 72142 ------ 9002024720

Asstt. Security Commissioner, Jamalpur

Sri A.K. Kullu 73140 ------ 9771424735

Security Control Room/Malda 72144/72146

03512-264038

9002024731

(2). Contact details of RPF/POST/Units of Malda/Division

Name of RPF/POST/Unit Name of Officer-in-charge

Designation of Officer-in-charge

Contact No.

Railway Mobile

Abhaipur Sri H.Singh Inspector ---- 7980816120

Barharwa Sri S.Mallick Inspector ----- 9771424730

Bhagalpur Sri A.K.Singh Inspector 74770 9771424736

Jamalpur Sri S.K.Yadav Inspector 73158 9771424737

Jamalpur Workshop Sri C.kumar Inspector 73144 9771424738

Jangipur Sri Kirishna kumar Inspector ------ 9002024730

Kahalgaon Sri B.K.Jha Inspector ----- 9771424731

Malda Sri Neeraj Kumar Inspector 72148 9002024734

New Farraka Sri M.Prakash Inspector 74957 9002024733

Sahibganj Vacant Inspector 74372 9771424732

Sultanganj Sri A. Mukhopadhay Inspector ---- 9064150882

Crime Cell, Malda Sri K.M.Siraz Inspector ---- 9874822257

Crime Intelligence

Branch, Malda Sri B.S.Meena Inspector 72158 9002024732

Divisional Quarter Master, Malda

Sri B.K.Murmu Inspector --- 9955137677

Divl. Inspector Malda Sri R.K.Tiwary Inspector 72161 9002024735

Dog Squad, Malda Sri D.Biswas Sub-Inspector 72164 7001032105

IT Cell Malda Sri M.K.Das Inspector ---- 9748678710

Logistic,

Transportation & Modernisation

Sri J.S.Dwewedi Inspector ---- 9432488932

Passenger Security

Malda Sri J.S.Chawla Inspector 72163 8016577340

Special Intelligence

Branch, Jamalpur Sri B.B.Singh

Asstt. Sub-Inspector

73146 9771424739

Special Intelligence

Branch, Malda Sri N.Ghosh

Asstt. Sub-Inspector

72147 9002024736

Welfare & Sports, Malda

Sri S.K.Sarkar Inspector ---- 9874336949

Good Work Done by RPF

Luggage retrieval

Year No. of cases Value of recovered property (In Rs.)

2019 50 5,64,070/-

2. Life saving

Year No. of persons saved

Male Female

2019 02 =

3. Rescue of children

Year

Runawa

y

Child traffi

cking

Drug

addic

t

Destitute

Kidnapped

Left

behin

d

Missin

g

Medical

assistance

Fallen

down

Mentally

disorder

Street

Childre

n

Total

20

19

45 07 = 03 02 09 11 = = 03 = 8

0

4. Detection of IPC Crime by RPF Yea

r Drugging Luggage

lifting Illegal arms

Chain Snatcher/

Pick pocketing

Offences against

women

Other offences

Total

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

Det

d

Arre

st

2019

01 01 = = 04 05 15 24 01 01 = =

5. Helpline – Achievements Year No. of complaints attended of

Twitter No. of complaints attended of

Helpline No. 182

2019 312 29

6. Ticket Checking Year No. of drives

conducted

No. of manpower

deployed

Persons

arrested

Amount of fine

realized

2019 573 1453 71581 Rs. 3,08,34,807/-

2019

Contraband items/Liquor Illegal Arms Wild Life products Forest Products

20 Cases involving total recovery of 137 bottles of Foreign Liquor of different

Brands & 3290 pouches + 67 bottles of Country-made Liquor, whole amounting Rs. 1,57,918/-

(06 persons/ carriers were arrested)

04 Cases with recovery of total 04 Nos. Country-made

Pistol & 49 No. different type of parts of Country-made Pistol (08 persons were

arrested)

04 Cases with recovery of 550 Nos. Live

‘Tortoise’, valued Rs. 1,25,000/- as well as 09

Nos. Live ‘Turtle’, valued Rs. 30,000/- + total 221 No. Parrots, valued Rs. 22,100/- (02 persons were

arrested)

02 Cases with recovery of 445 Nos. Wooden Piece & 600 No. Wooden Sticks,

total valued Rs. 15,000/-

(Unclaimed)

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