Title - Two more runaway girls rescued in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Two runaway girls were rescued from CST by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) early on Thursday in the second such instance this week. The girls, both aged 15 years, had come from Nashik and were wandering around the station when patrolling personnel spotted them. On Monday, the RPF had found two 10-year-old schoolgirls who had come to CST from Dharavi. The RPF has now proposed formation of a joint team along with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and ticket examiners which will operate only at night and keep an eye on passengers, particularly on kids. "The night patrol team is an initiative to take up responsibility jointly. We have already written to the GRP as well as commercial department of the railways," said Alok Bohra, senior divisional security commissioner of RPF, Central Railway. "From the RPF's side, three personnel will be deployed, including two female constables. We expect at least two GRP cops and a ticket examiner to be a part of the team. The teams will operate from 10pm to 7am between platforms 1 and 18 of CST." Criminal cases which fall under purview of the Indian Penal Code will be tackled by the GRP, while offences which fall under purview of the Railway Act will be tackled by the RPF and ticketless travel will be dealt with by the TTEs. Sources said the kidnapping of two kids from CST earlier this year had jolted security agencies to form the night patrol. On June 10, Sangeeta Pawar (3) was kidnapped from CST while she was asleep with her parents and siblings. After the media published CCTV footage of the incident, the accused was nabbed from Haridwar and Sangeeta rescued. Then on October 3, 10-month-old Sagar Mahat was kidnapped while he was asleep with his grandmother at CST. Sagar hasn't been traced yet.