According to officials, there is a tendency among zonal railways to entrust non-mandated duties like conducting fact-finding enquires in pu...

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects and state governments are responsible for preven...

"Policing on Railways being a state subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and ord...

According to the reply to the query filed by Neemuch-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, there have been 136 rapes on railway premises and...

The Indian Railways may soon set up a cyber crime cell to prevent the misuse of the automation software on its ticket booking website, sour...

Currently, even if a crime is detected by the RPF, the case has to be handed over to the GRP for further enquiry.

The guard's compartment of Shan-e-Punjab Express will have a LCD screen for monitoring CCTV footage in the women's coach for prompt action.

Railways has witnessed an increase in theft cases as 21,688 thefts were reported in running trains and at platforms in 2015 as compared to ...

As many as 54 incident of rape have taken place in the train compartments or at railway stations since last year and 51 accused have been a...

The 27-month-old 'Shakti' teams of Railway Protection Force (RPF) in the Mumbai division of Central Railway have played a key role in check...

"In order to assess the threat perception, RPF needs a strategic cell. We need a change in the system and for this adequate funds will be p...

Bombay High Court today asked railways to upgrade its system so as to prevent crime against women in local trains and on platforms.

Suresh Prabhu today said his ministry was taking several steps to prevent crime against women in trains.

"We are making certain modification in the software to reserve four seats - two in each side of the entry - in a coach for ex-army personne...

A proposal in this connection is likely to come up in the conference on rail security to be attended by home secretaries and DGPs of state ...

With enhanced terror threat to travellers and increasing crimes in trains, railways has worked out a seven-point action plan to ensure safe...

CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said like the Railways, there was a need to create a dedicated force to the country's National High...