BELAGAVI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Western Railway (SWR) detected a case of kidnapping in the Amaravati Express train at Hosapete Railway Station and apprehended a 23-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.
The accused was subsequently handed over to Mapusa Police Station for further legal action.
A case has been registered at Mapusa Police Station under sections 363 IPC and 8 of GCA.
In another case by alertness of RPF staff, Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway, a 14-year-old girl was reunited to her family from Doddaballapur Railway station on January 10.
She had gone missing on January 9 and was suspected that she could have taken a train for out of Bengaluru.
The girl’s parents have appreciated the timely action of the RPF in the matter, stated a press note issued by Dr Manjunath Kanamadi, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Hubballi.
