GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2011

INCIDENTS OF ROBBERY IN TRAINS

+ 581. SHRIMATI MAYA SINGH:

SHRI BRIJLAL KHABRI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the names of trains in which incidents of robbery occurred during the last three years;

(b) the details of the category of coaches in which such incidents of robbery take place usually;

(c) whether any passenger died in such incidents during the last three years;

(d) the details of amount and other items robbed from passengers in such incidents during the last three years; and

(e) the steps taken by Government to check increasing incidents of robbery and for safety of passengers?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581 BY SHRIMATI MAYA SINGH AND SHRI BRIJLAL KHABRI TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 25.02.2011 REGARDING INCIDENTS OF ROBBERY IN TRAINS.

(a): The maintenance of law and order, including that on running trains is a State Government subject. In Railway premises/ trains this is carried out through the Government Railway Police of the State concerned whose efforts are supplemented by the Railway Protection Force. The names of trains in which incidents of robbery occurred during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 are as under:-

Sl.	Train No.	Names of trains in which incidents of robbery occurred during the last three years	Sl.	Train No.	Names of trains in which incidents of robbery occurred during the last three years
1	13	Tatanagar- Bilaspur Pgr.	32	330	Barbil- Tatanagar Pgr.
2	40	Ahmedabad- Mumbai Pgr.	33	330	Hyderabad- Bijapur Pgr.
3	85	Tatanagar- Barkakana Pgr.	34	345	Kharagpur - Tatanagar Pgr.
4	102	Bangalore- Arakkonam Pgr.	35	347	Kharagpur- Tatanagar Pgr.
5	126	Amravati- Surat Pgr.	36	352	Tatanagar - Kharagpur Pgr.
6	128	Tenali- Repalle Pgr.	37	807	Vridhachalam- Trichy Pgr.
7	131	Pgr.	38	826	Tirunelveli- Erode Pgr.
8	169	Pilibhit- Sahajahanpur Pgr.	39	355	Ernakulam- Quilon Pgr.
9	173	Tikonia- Aishbagh Pgr.	40	356	Gondia- Jharsuguda Pgr.
10	174	Aishbagh- Tikonia Pgr.	41	361	Arsikere- Mysore Pgr.
11	182	Sitapur- Mailani Pgr.	42	421	Gomoh- Chakradharpur Pgr.
12	189	Chennai Central - Tirupati Pgr.	43	428	Guntur- Dhronachalam Pgr.
13	192	Mailani- Gonda Pgr.	44	463	Howrah- Adra Pgr.
14	201	Santragachi- Puri Pgr.	45	470	Ratlam- Akola Exp.
15	210	Passenger	46	480	Siwan- Thawe Pgr.
16	219	Passenger	47	485	Sikohabad- Kasganj Exp.
17	224	Kanpur- Jhansi Pgr.	48	490	Akola- Mahu Pgr.
18	233	Jhansi- Agra Pgr.	49	491	Jodhpur- Bhopal Pgr.
19	244	Chhapra- Thawe Pgr.	50	492	Bhopal- Jodhpur Pgr.
20	249	Valsad- Viram Gam Pgr.	51	494	Mhow- Ujjain Pgr.
21	251	Thawe- Kaptangaj Pgr.	52	516	Nizamabad- Daund Pgr.
22	255	Ratlam- Mathura Pgr.	53	517	Daund- Nizamabad Pgr.
23	272	Passenger	54	542	Nanded- Manmad Pgr.
24	274	Kakinada- Tirupati Pgr.	55	544	Siwan- Chhapra Pgr.
25	286	Panchaveli Pgr.	56	553	Passenger
26	298	Passenger	57	559	Passenger
27	321	Tatanagar- Bilaspur Pgr.	58	574	Yeswanthpur- Salem Pgr.
28	322	Bilaspur- Tatanagar Pgr.	59	578	Passenger
29	325	Kakatiya fast Pgr.	60	583	Bangalore- Hubli Pgr.
30	329	Tatanagar- Barbil Pgr.	61	593	Passenger
31	329	Bijapur- Hyderabad Pgr.	62	607	Chennai Egmore- Nagercoil Pgr.

63	614	Coimbatore- Chennai Central spl.	111	2138	Punjab mail
64	629	Rameswaram- Trichy Pgr.	112	2150	Patna- Pune Exp.
65	701	Villupuram- Madurai Pgr.	113	2151	Summarsatha Exp.
66	711	Jaipur- Sriganganagar Pgr.	114	2155	Bhopal Exp.
67	716	Passenger	115	2159	Nagpur- Jabalpur Exp.
68	717	Passenger	116	2163	Dadar- Chennai Exp.
69	720	Dahod- Vadodara Pgr.	117	2166	Ratnagiri Exp.
70	755	Madurai- Rameswaram Pgr.	118	2179	Lucknow- Agra Intercity Exp.
71	761	Passenger	119	2183	Bhopal- Lucknow Exp.
72	769	Intercity Exp.	120	2185	Rewanchal Exp.
73	770	Intercity Exp.	121	2191	Sreedham Exp.
74	785	Madurai- Sengottai Pgr.	122	2256	Bihar Sampark kranti Exp.
75	786	Madurai- Sengottai Pgr.	123	2312	Kalka- Howrah mail
76	836	Salem- Vridhachalam Pgr.	124	2345	Saraighat Exp.
77	863	Passenger	125	2382	Poorva Exp.
78	1006	CSTM Exp.	126	2403	Allahabad- Mathura Exp.
79	1011	CSTM- Kolhapur Exp.	127	2406	Gondwana Exp.
80	1014	Kurla Exp.	128	2412	Gondwana Exp.
81	1015	Kushinagar Exp.	129	2413	Pooja Exp.
82	1016	Kushinagar Exp.	130	2417	Prayag Raj Exp.
83	1019	Konark Exp.	131	2466	Jodhpur Exp.
84	1028	Chennai- CSTM Exp.	132	2471	Swaraj Exp.
85	1057	Dadar- Amritsar Exp.	133	2472	Swaraj Exp.
86	1059	Godan Exp.	134	2506	N.E. Exp.
87	1065	Pawan Exp.	135	2522	Raptisagar Exp.
88	1068	Saket Exp.	136	2534	Pushpak Exp.
89	1071	Kamayani Exp.	137	2537	Maruadih Exp.
90	1093	Mahanagri Exp.	138	2542	LTT- Gorakhpur Exp.
91	1125	Intercity Exp.	139	2558	Sampark Kranti Exp.
92	1126	Bhind- Indore Intercity Exp.	140	2566	Bihar Sampark kranti Exp.
93	1322	Aurangabad- Hyderabad Pgr.	141	2602	Mangalore- Chennai Central mail
94	1330	Bijapur- CSTM Pgr.	142	2609	Bangalore- Chennai Exp.
95	1333	CSTM- Bijapur Pgr.	143	2616	G.T. Exp.
96	1348	Agra- Jhansi Pgr.	144	2618	Mangalore Exp.
97	1388	Katni- Bhusawal Pgr.	145	2625	Kerala Exp.
98	1450	Jammutawai- Jabalpur Exp.	146	2627	Karnataka Exp.
99	1555	Pune- Solapur Pgr.	147	2631	Chennai Egmore- Tirunelveli Exp.
100	1589	Bhopal- Bina Pgr.	148	2637	Chennai Egmore- Madurai Exp.
101	1619	Miraj- Hubli Pgr.	149	2638	Madurai- Chennai Egmore Exp.
102	1630	Kolhapur- Sangli Pgr.	150	2643	Trivendrum- Nizamuddin Exp.
103	1736	Damoh- Kota Pgr.	151	2661	Chennai Egmore- Sengottai Exp.
104	1771	Kota- Agra Pgr.	152	2671	Chennai Central - Mettupalayam Exp.
105	2020	Ranchi- Howrah Shatabdi Exp.	153	2672	Mettupalayam- Chennai Central Exp.
106	2021	Janshatabdi Exp.	154	2674	Chennai Central- Coimbatore Exp.
107	2022	Barbil- Howrah Exp.	155	2689	Hyderabad- Chennai Exp.
108	2107	LTT-Lucknow Exp.	156	2691	Prashanthi Nilayam Exp.
109	2129	Azad Hind Exp.	157	2693	Chennai Egmore- Tuticorin Exp.
110	2137	Punjab Mail	158	2710	Simhapuri Exp.
159	2712	Chennai Central - Vijayawada Exp.	207	4674	Shahid Exp.
160	2722	Dakshin Exp.	208	4724	Kalindi Exp.
161	2737	Gowthami Exp.	209	4863	Marudhar Exp.
162	2741	Vasco-de-gama Exp.	210	5017	Kashi Exp.
163	2750	Visakhapatnam super fast Pgr.	211	5028	Maurya Exp.
164	2763	Padmavathi Exp.	212	5037	Awadh Exp.
165	2764	Padmavathi Exp.	213	5046	Okha Exp.
166	2779	Vasco-de-gama Exp.	214	5049	Purvanchal Exp.
167	2780	Vasco-de-gama Exp.	215	5093	Surat- Nuzaffarpur Exp.
168	2792	Rajendra Nagar Exp.	216	5110	Budh Poornima Exp.
169	2802	Purusottam Exp.	217	5202	Raxaul- Hajipur Exp.
170	2803	Swarn Jayanti Exp.	218	5209	Jansewa Exp.
171	2826	Jharkhand Exp.	219	5210	Jnasewa Exp.
172	2842	Chennai Central- Howrah Exp.	220	5211	Jannayak Exp.
173	2925	Paschim Exp.	221	5212	Jannayak Exp.
174	2941	Parasnath Exp.	222	5274	Satyagrah Exp.
175	2945	Tapti Ganga Exp.	223	5280	Purbaiya Exp.
176	2948	Azeemabad Exp.	224	5631	Barmer- Guwahati Exp.
177	2967	Jaipur- Chennai Exp.	225	5691	Cachar Exp.
178	3006	Amritsar- Howrah mail	226	5694	Barak Valley Exp.
179	3008	Toofan Exp.	227	5695	Lumding- Agartala Exp.
180	3019	Bagh Exp.	228	5707	Amritsar- Katihar Exp.
181	3020	Bagh Exp.	229	5708	Amritsar- Katihar Amrapali Exp.
182	3039	Janta Exp.	230	5713	Katihar- Patna Exp.
183	3040	Janta Exp.	231	5715	Garib Nawaj Exp.
184	3050	Amritsar- Howrah Exp.	232	5934	Dibrugarh Exp.
185	3105	Sealdah- Ballia Exp.	233	6041	Chennai Central- Alleppy Exp.
186	3111	Lal Quilla Exp.	234	6042	Aleppy- Chennai Central Exp.
187	3112	Lal Quilla Exp.	235	6101	Chennai Egmore- Rameswaram Exp.
188	3151	Sealdah Exp.	236	6102	Rameswaram- Chennai Egmore Exp.
189	3225	Danapur- Link Exp.	237	6123	Chennai Egmore- Trivendrum Exp.
190	3243	Patna- Dehri-on-son Exp.	238	6309	Ernakulam- Patna Exp.
191	3252	Howrah- Danapur Exp.	239	6323	Trivendrum- Shalimar Exp.
192	3287	South Bihar Exp.	240	6340	Mumbai Exp.
193	3347	Palamau Exp.	241	6350	Mangalore- rivendrum Exp.
194	3351	Dhanbad- Alleppy Exp.	242	6507	Jodhpur- Bangalore Exp.
195	3352	Alleppy- Dhanbad Exp.	243	6517	Mangalore Exp.
196	3420	Janeswari Exp.	244	6526	Kanyakumari Exp.
197	4055	Brahmaputra Mail	245	6527	Yeswanthpur- Cananore Exp.
198	4056	Brahmaputra mail	246	6532	Garibnawaj Exp.
199	4084	Mahananda Exp.	247	6535	Yeswanthpur- Solapur Exp.
200	4096	Himalayan Queen Exp.	248	6614	Coimbatore- Rajkot Exp.
201	4119	Kathgodam Exp.	249	6669	Chennai Central - Erode Exp.
202	4163	Sangam Exp.	250	6731	Tuticorin- Mysore Exp.
203	4206	Faizabad Exp.	251	7018	Secunderabad- Rajkot Exp.
204	4217	Unchahar Exp.	252	7031	CSTM- Hyderabad Exp.
205	4218	Unchahar Exp.	253	7205	Manmad Exp.
206	4258	Kashi Viswanath Exp.	254	7208	Vijayawada- Manmad Exp.

255	7212	Machlipattanam Exp.	300	2JH	Jharsuguda- Hatia Pgr.
256	7309	Yeswanthpur- Vasco Exp.	301	2RL	Lohardaga- Ranchi Pgr.
257	7487	Tirumala Exp.	302	3 KM	Kasganj- Mathura Pgr.
258	7651	Egmore Exp.	303	4 SD	Samli- Delhi Pgr.
259	8029	Shalimar- Kurla Exp.	304	4BA	Burdwan- Bokaro Pgr.
260	8102	Muri Exp.	305	5 RAD	Raipur- Abhanpur- Dhamtari Pgr.
261	8181	Tatanagar- Chhapra Exp.	306	6 NPM	Panipat- New delhi Pgr.
262	8182	Chandrapura- Tatanagar Exp.	307	6 NRC	Nagpur- Ramakona- Chhindwara Pgr.
263	8204	Betwa Exp.	308	6 RN	Ramtek- Nagpur Pgr.
264	8237	Chhattisgarh Exp.	309	7 JNK	Jhind- Kurukshetra Pgr.
265	8238	Chhattisgarh Exp.	310	8 RD	Rewari- Delhi Pgr.
266	8239	Shivnath Exp.	311	8RL	Lohardaga- Ranchi Pgr.
267	8617	Howrah- Ranchi Intercity Exp.	312	Exp.	Gaya- Howrah Exp.
268	8621	Patna- Hatia Patliputra Exp.	313	Express	North Bengal Exp.
269	8646	East Coast Exp.	314	GDN-1	Ghaziabad- New Delhi Local
270	9012	Gujarat Exp.	315	L-18	Pune- Lonavla local
271	9017	Saurashtra Janta Exp.	316	L2U	Pune- Lonavla local
272	9030	Awadhi Exp.	317	L-31	Lonavla- Pune local
273	9060	Jamnagar- Surat Intercity Exp.	318	L-32	Pune- Lonavla local
274	9066	Jodhpur- Howrah Holiday Spl.	319	L-33	Lonavla- Pune local
275	9167	Sabarmati Exp.	320	Local	Howrah- Barddhaman Local
276	9215	Saurashtra Exp.	321	Local	Sealdah- Diamond Harbour Local
277	9269	Porbandar Exp.	322	Local	Duttapukur Local
278	9303	Bhopal- Ratlam Intercity Exp.	323	Local	Lakhikantapur Local
279	9324	Bhopal- Indore Exp.	324	Local	Canning Local
280	9711	Jaipur- Sriganganagar Exp.	325	Local	Naihati Local
281	12331	Himgiri Exp.	326	Local	Budge Budge Local
282	12392	Shramjeevi Exp.	327	Local	Howrah- Tarakeswar Local
283	12524	New Jalpaiguri Anand Vihar Exp.	328	Local	Namkhana Local
284	12630	Yeswanthpur Sampark kranti Exp.	329	Local	Krishnanagar Local
285	12657	Chennai Exp.	330	Local	Kalyani Local
286	12876	Neelachal Exp.	331	Local	Sonarpur Local
287	13307	Ganga Satluj Exp.	332	Local	Ranaghat Local
288	14124	Kanpur- Pratapgarh Intercity Exp.	333	Local	Sealdah- Gobardanga Local
289	14205	Faizabad- Delhi Exp.	334	Local	Katwa Local
290	14235	Varanasi- Bareilly Exp.	335	Local	Baruipur Local
291	14370	Triveni Exp.	336	Local	Sealdah- Gede Local
292	19167	Sabarmati Exp.	337	Local	Chennai Suburban local
293	54056	Firozpur- Jhind Pgr.	338	Local	Mumbai Suburban local
294	58023	Tatanagar- Barkakana Pgr.	339	Passenger	Howrah- Jaynagar Fast Pgr.
295	1 NKM	New Delhi- Kurukshetra Pgr.	340	Passenger	Sahibganj- Rampurhat Pgr.
296	1 RB	Bhatinda- Rewari Pgr.	341	Passenger	Azimganj- Jamalpur Pgr.
297	1 VPL	Varanasi- Lucknow Pgr.	342	Passenger	Jamalpur- Kiul Pgr.
298	2 FP	Faizabad- Prayag Pgr.	343	Passenger	Howrah- Darbhanga Pgr.
299	2 SSD	Saharanpur- Delhi Pgr.	344	Passenger	Lalgola- Ranaghat Pgr.

345	Passenger	Rampurhat- Gaya Pgr.	348	Passenger	Katihar- Siliguri Pgr.
346	Passenger	Howrah-Joynagar Pgr.	349	Passenger	Jogbani- Katihar Pgr.
347	Passenger	Karimganj- Dullabchera Pgr.	350	PP 2	Parli- Puma Pgr.

(b): Usually incidents of robbery take place in General and Sleeper coaches of trains.

(c) and (d): Details of number of passengers died, amount / items robbed in the incidents of robbery occurred during the last three years are as under:-

Year	No. of passengers died	Amount robbed (In Rs.)	Items robbed
2008	10	1,41,60,678	Mobile phones, wrist watches and other valuables
2009	5	76,77,091
2010	5	1,03,60,395

(e): Prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Police, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP) of the State concerned. As such the cases of crime on Railways are reported to, registered and investigated by the Government Railway Police. Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of Government Railway Police (GRP) by deploying escorts in important trains in affected areas.

Following measures are being taken by the Railways to check such incidents and ensure fear free journey for the passengers in trains:-

1. 1275 trains are escorted by RPF daily on an average, in addition to 2200 trains escorted by Government Railway Police of different States.

2. An Integrated Security System consisting of electronic surveillance of vulnerable stations through CCTV camera network, access control, anti-sabotage checks has been approved to strengthen surveillance mechanism over 202 sensitive and vulnerable Railway stations.

3. Regular coordination meetings are held with State Police at all levels to ensure proper registration and investigation of crime by Government Railway Police (GRP).

4. Passenger awareness programmes are organized frequently to sensitize the travelling public about the modus operandi adopted by the criminals to fleece the passengers.

5. An amendment in the RPF Act is under examination to enable RPF to deal with the passenger related offences more effectively.

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