Mumbai : The Railway Police Force of Mumbai division (Central Railway) caught hold of 341 people trespassing across tracks under the Passenger Awareness Campaign which was launched on Wednesday.
The campaign has come with an aim to bring down death and injury tolls on Mumbai Suburban Network, for which the RPF has adopted a two-pronged strategy of continuous and result-oriented campaigns and drives (prosecution) under the penal provisions of the Railways Act.
A CR officer said that these campaigns and drives are targeted towards commuters indulging in trespass including track crossing, rooftop and footboard travel, drunkenness and nuisance, endangering safety of railway passengers, carriage of bulky bags, etc.
These campaigns are conducted at 17 stations across Mumbai. Following this, cautionary banners, posters, pamphlets and announcements with the help of loud hailers (mega phones) were being used as modes of campaigns at the stations. Prosecution under Section 147 of the Railway Act entails imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine which may extend to Rs. 1000 or both, said a CR officer.
