188 Children Rescued By Indian Railways In Pune Division In Last Six Months Under ‘Operation Nanhe Farishte’
Pune 11th Oct 2023: The Railway officials in the Pune division have rescued and reunited a total of 188 children found in the railway station premises with their families in the last six months. The children, many of them who left their house in search of better life or glamour of the city etc. were found by the railway staff at various railway stations. The officials then counselled these children and later they were reunited with their families with the help of local NGOs.
According to the railway officials, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway has rescued 733 children in coordination with Government Railway Police (GRP) and other frontline railway staff from railway station platforms over Central Railway between April 2023 to September 2023 under “Operation Nanhe Farishte”. This includes 517 boys and 216 girls and reunited with their parents with the help of NGOs like Childline.
The RPF personnel who are trained for the task connect with the children, understand their problems and counsel them to reunite with their parents. Many of the parents express their deep gratitude and thankfulness for this noble service of the Railways.
According to the officials, Mumbai Division of Central Railway rescued the highest 206 children, which include 139 boys and 67 girls. Bhusaval Division rescued 205 children including 128 boys and 77 girls. Pune Division rescued 188 children including 181 boys and 7 girls. Nagpur Division rescued 95 including 47 boys and 48 girls. Solapur Division rescued 39 children including 22 boys and 17 girls. “Railway Protection Force is entrusted with the responsibility of security of railway property, passenger area and passengers. It is also discharging responsibility of rescuing children under “Operation Nanhe Farishte” , said the Central Railway PRO.
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