Guwahati, 09 November (H.S): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) rescued eight children, including six boys and two girls, at various railway stations and provided timely medical assistance to two women who gave birth aboard trains between November 4 and 6, 2026.

The child rescue operations were conducted at Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, Katihar, New Jalpaiguri and Guwahati railway stations. On November 4, RPF personnel, in coordination with the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), rescued a girl from Train No. 15628 Down at Rangiya and handed her over to the Government Railway Police (GRP). Another girl was rescued at New Bongaigaon and placed under the care of the Sakhi One Stop Centre. On the same day, one boy each was rescued at Katihar, New Jalpaiguri and Guwahati. On November 6, two more boys were rescued at Rangiya and another at New Jalpaiguri. All six boys were handed over to child protection agencies for further care and assistance.

In two separate incidents, RPF personnel provided medical assistance to women who delivered babies aboard trains. On November 4, personnel at Agartala assisted a passenger who gave birth to a baby boy aboard Train No. 14620 Up. She was subsequently shifted to a hospital in an ambulance for further medical care. On November 5, a woman head constable and an RPF team at Lumding Railway Station assisted another passenger who delivered a baby girl aboard Train No. 13174 Down.

Meanwhile, during separate security operations, RPF teams apprehended four persons in four cases and recovered various contraband and stolen items. The seizures included four pistols and four magazines at Badarpur, four pieces of fake gold valued at approximately Rs. 20,000 at Harmuti, 1.031 kg of brown sugar valued at around ₹2 crore at New Jalpaiguri and a stolen mobile phone worth approximately Rs. 17,000 at Kamakhya.

Other seizures included 13.06 kg of ganja valued at around ₹6.80 lakh and 449 bottles of liquor. Additionally, 6,750 litres of liquor were seized at Katihar.

Northeast Frontier Railway reiterated its commitment to safeguarding children, ensuring passenger safety and providing timely assistance to passengers in distress through coordination with police, healthcare providers and child protection agencies.-------------

Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash