Operation Yatri Suraksha: Western Railway nabs habitual offender at Andheri station

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Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Western Railway (WR) as part of its 'Operation Yatri Suraksha' under which RPF has decided to nab culprits allegedly involved in passenger-related crimes such as theft and robbery nabbed a habitual offender, a press release by WR said on Saturday.

According to the official release issued by Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of WR said, the RPF has formed special Crime Prevention and Detection Squads (CPDS) at all major stations in Mumbai Division of WR which work intelligently by gathering source information to catch the criminals.

It further said, on two different occasions, a theft case of a mobile phone worth about Rs. 20,000 and another case of wallet theft of Rs. 3000 was reported by two passengers. Upon thorough review of CCTV footage in both the cases by the CPDS staff, the same suspect was found involved in both the cases. Intelligence was collected and probable locations were kept under continuous surveillance by CPDS team. On September 11, the CPDS team of Andheri nabbed a suspicious person at Andheri station. He was brought to RPF Post at Andheri station where he disclosed his name as Imran Harun Bavdiya and admitted to both the thefts.

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The release said, it was found that he is a habitual offender and has been allegedly involved in about 17 cases including theft, robbery and drug related offences. The culprit was handed over to GRP for further legal action.

The RPF has apprehended 387 thieves and 27 robbers in railway area. With a focused approach under Operation Yatri Suraksha, Western Railway's RPF is producing excellent results and the RPF is motivated to intensify the drive under Operative Yatri Suraksha in near future, the release further said.