Steps up passenger safety measures, returns valuables worth Rs. 44.8 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) continued its efforts to ensure the safety and security of railway passengers and property, recording several achievements across operations in February 2026. According to a press release from Dr. Manjunath Kanamadi, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway,…

Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Mysuru retrieved and returned a gold mangalsutra (thaali) that had accidentally fallen into a train toilet. A ‘Rail Madad’ complaint was received on Feb. 8, reporting that a passenger’s gold mangalsutra had been cut and fallen into the toilet commode of Vande Bharat Express while the train was…

Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Mysuru, displayed exemplary alertness by swiftly recovering a passenger’s missing bag containing valuables worth over Rs. 15.21 lakh from Train No. 16021 (Chennai to Mysuru). Acting promptly on a Rail Madad complaint, RPF personnel tracked the train at Ashokapuram Railway Station and conducted a systematic search of the train,…

Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Department has heightened vigilance to curb drug trafficking through its network, with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) carrying out intensified checks on trains every day. Trains are frequently used by traffickers to transport narcotics, drugs and psychotropic substances across the country. Following the massive synthetic drug haul in Mysuru, valued at hundreds…

Woman leaves her vanity bag while alighting a train at Kadur Railway Station; RPF returns it Mysuru: In a commendable display of honesty and swift action, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division, successfully recovered and returned a vanity bag containing gold ornaments and electronic items worth Rs. 1,49,465 to a…