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Patiala : After receiving complaints against illegal vendors posing a threat to commuters boarding trains in Punjab, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has initiated a special drive against unauthorised vendors. In his special orders, ADGP (Railways) RP Meena has asked the GRP officials to ensure that railway platforms in their respective areas of operation are free of illegal vendors.Meena said the action followed after his office received many complaints of illegal vendors operating on railway stations selling adulterated beverages and expired food items at exorbitant rates at platforms as well as inside trains. “This further caused inconvenience to passengers during their journey and information gathered by me revealed involvement of such vendors in drugging of passengers, luggage lifting and thefts”, said the ADGP.Keeping in view the safety of the passengers and their belongings, the GRP, Punjab, has launched a special campaign to roundup such vendors and handed them over to the Railways and RPF authorities for taking legal action under the Railway Act. The GRP has caught six vendors in Amritsar, 22 in Jalandhar, 14 in Pathankot, 24 in Ludhiana, 21 in Sirhind, 10 in Patiala, 12 in Sangrur, 14 in Bathinda, 14 in Ferozepur, nine in Faridkot and 11 in Abohar.The ADGP further said more such drives would be launched and strict action would be initiated against such vendors.