Railways Taking Steps To Prevent Theft Of Food Grains From Yards

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has taken necessary steps to prevent the theft of food grains, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. As a result, cases of theft from trains stationed in yards, have decreased from 41 in 2013 to 38 each in 2014 and 2015.

He said Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are deployed round-the-clock to prevent the theft of goods and railway property from vulnerable yards.

Based on intelligence, raids are also conducted on those procuring stolen railway property, in coordination with local police, and the arrested are prosecuted under provisions of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, he said.

Railways is maintaining close coordination with local police and Government Railway Police (GRP) to prevent theft from yards, he said.