Seizures made by Railway Protection Force
The quantum of seizures made by Railway Protection Force (RPF) in which people were caught for illegal carrying of cash, silver, gold etc. over Indian Railways during the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 is as under:
YEAR | QUANTUM OF SEIZURES OF ILLEGAL CONSIGNMENT MADE BY RPF | ||
GOLD | SILVER | CASH | |
2009 | Nil | 89 Kg | Nil |
2010 | 2.145 Kg | 784.892 Kg | Rs. 8,00,000.00 |
2011 | 0.962 Kg | 263 Kg | Rs. 97,93,000.00 |
In addition to above, RPF seized arms and ammunition, explosives, illicit liquor etc. illegally carried by people by trains during the last three years.
The seizure of similar types of consignments made by RPF during the years 2007 and 2008 are as under:
YEAR | QUANTUM OF SEIZURES OF ILLEGAL CONSIGNMENT MADE BY RPF | ||
GOLD | SILVER | CASH | |
2007 | Nil | 500.65 Kg | Rs. 2,12,000.00(Counterfeit currency) |
2008 | 15,987 Kg | 97.785 Kg | Rs. 24,750.00 |
The seized consignments and the persons apprehended by RPF are handed over to the concerned Government Railway Police and other departments authorized for legal action in such cases.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
