Lok Sabha Question No. 2023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Harassment of Passengers by RPF Personnel
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2023 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## HARASSMENT OF PASSENGERS BY RPF PERSONNEL

†2023. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received cases of unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons by the personnel/officers of Government  Railway Police/Railway Protection Force;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      the  zone-wise details of such cases received during the last three years and the current year;
- (d)    if  so,  whether  the  cases  of  inhuman  treatment  and  human  rights violation  by  the  Government  Railway  Police  in  Shamli  district  of  Uttar Pradesh  with  a  journalist  have  come  to  light  and  cases  have  been registered  against  the  accused  person  under  various  sections  of  the Railway Act as published in the Dainik Jagran, Delhi dated 13.6.2019;
- (e)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)    the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the culprits?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2023 BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING HARASSMENT OF PASSENGERS BY RPF PERSONNEL (a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  The  zone-wise  details  of  cases  registered  against personnel of Government Railway Police (GRP)/Railway Protection Force (RPF) for unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons during the year 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (upto may) are appended. (d) to (f): On 11.06.2019, during the bandobast of derailment of a goods train  at  yard  of  Shamli  Railway  Station,  one  media  personnel  used abusive language against Government Railway Police/Shamli staff when he  was  asked  by  them  not  to  create  disturbance  in  restoration  work. During the subsequent argument between the media personnel and GRP staff  some  manhandling  took  place.    Subsequently,  a  case  has  been registered against 03  personnel of  GRP/Shamli vide  Cr. No. 05/2019 u/s 323, 504, 506, 364, 392 & 342 IPC on 12.06.2019. The media personnel has also  been  charged  under  the  provision  of  section  34  of  The  Police Act.  Whenever  any  incident  of  unnecessary  harassment  of  passengers and  other  persons  by  the  personnel/officers  of  Government  Railway Police/Railway Protection Force is reported, action is taken against them as per extant legal provisions.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2023 BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING HARASSMENT OF PASSENGERS BY RPF PERSONNEL

(a) to (c): The zone-wise details of cases registered against personnel of Government  Railway  Police/Railway  Protection  Force  for  unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons during the year 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (upto May) are as under:-

| Zonal Railway      |   No. of cases registered against personnel of Government Railway Police/Railway Protection Force for unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons |   No. of cases registered against personnel of Government Railway Police/Railway Protection Force for unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons |   No. of cases registered against personnel of Government Railway Police/Railway Protection Force for unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons | No. of cases registered against personnel of Government Railway Police/Railway Protection Force for unnecessary harassment of train passengers and other persons   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |                                                                                                                                                               2016 |                                                                                                                                                               2017 |                                                                                                                                                               2018 | 2019 (upto May)                                                                                                                                                    |
| Central            |                                                                                                                                                                  3 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  3 | 2                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Eastern            |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| East Central       |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| East Coast         |                                                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Northern           |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| North Central      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| North Eastern      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  1 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Northeast Frontier |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  3 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| North Western      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Southern           |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| South Central      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| South Eastern      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| South East Central |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| South Western      |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Western            |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                                                  1 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| West Central       |                                                                                                                                                                  1 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |

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