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Mumbra train tragedy exposes GRP-RPF rift

Local trains cross near Mumbra Railway Station, where five commuters lost their lives and eight others were injured on June 9, 2025. The incident occurred when the commuters fell from a train heading to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. (Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 06, 2025 05:56 am IST

Cop, 2 others, held for extorting 10 lakh at Bandra Terminus

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Published on Sept 04, 2025 04:44 am IST

Man snatches premium phone on express train, GRP launches probe

The incident was reported to the Thane Government Railway Police (GRP)
Published on May 28, 2025 12:29 pm IST

Bengal train accident: Complainant says ‘signed blank paper’ after driver booked

At least 10 people were killed and another 41 injured when a freight train smashed into the rear of a slow Kanchanjunga Express in north Bengal on Monday (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 08:49 pm IST

14kg ganja seized at Ludhiana railway station, 1 held

The accused was produced i a local court and sent to one-day police remand. (HT File)
Published on Jun 13, 2024 10:20 pm IST

4 objections raised against Ghatkopar petrol pump, billboard erection since 2021

Mumbai, India. May 15, 2024: Over the past 72 hours, NDRF and Mumbai Fire Brigade officials have been carrying out search and rescue operations at the site of a billboard collapse in the Chedanagar area of Ghatkopar, Mumbai. This incident occurred due to heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in the loss of fourteen lives and leaving 75 others injured. May 15, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Updated on May 16, 2024 10:19 am IST

GRP probe reveals dead constable’s claim of poisoning by robbers was false

30-year-old constable Vishal Pawar
Updated on May 04, 2024 09:48 am IST

Two smugglers nabbed with 204 turtles

The two turtle smuggles in police custody. (HT)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 05:38 am IST

Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting: Armed forces officer who saw RPF constable kill his senior is GRP’s key witness

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTTI VIDEO** Mumbai: Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan accused of shooting four persons dead on board the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express train being brought to the Borivali Police Station, Monday, July 31, 2023. The incident took place near the Palghar railway station, around 100 km from Mumbai, while the train was on its way to Mumbai from Jaipur. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_31_2023_000017B) (PTI)
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 07:04 am IST

Minor girl raped near railway station in Haryana, critical

The police said the girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital, where her condition is said to be critical.
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 06:38 am IST

Mahogany, 26, returns to Lko to hunt for her roots

Mahogany outside the Lilawati Bal Griha, in Lucknow, recently. (HT Photo)
Published on Sept 22, 2023 08:17 pm IST

Train shootout: Ruckus by passengers stopped Chetansinh’s killing spree

Chetansinh Chaudhary is accused of killing four people including his superior on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express (HT File Photo/Vijay Bate)
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 09:48 pm IST

Jaipur Express shootout: RPF constable refuses narco, brain mapping tests

GRP officers said that they are unable to corroborate the statements of the witnesses and sequence of events with the accused and get a clear picture about his motive. The application also stated that the nature of the crime was very serious and sensitive, and they needed permission to conduct the tests. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 04:46 am IST

GRP slaps additional hate-crime charge against arrested RPF constable

Mumbai: Undated photo of Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable Chetan Kumar Choudhary who fired from his automatic weapon, killing an RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and three other passengers of the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express on Monday, July 31, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_31_2023_000102B) (PTI)
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:40 am IST

S-I falls from train, dies after being run over

For representation only (HT FIle Photo)
Updated on May 24, 2023 11:02 pm IST

Two women caught stealing at Pune railway station

Two women allegedly involved in multiple robberies in running trains and on platforms of the Pune railway station have been arrested by the Pune Railway Protection Force (RPF). (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 10:45 pm IST

Six GRP personnel suspended for robbing passengers

Following sabotage and suspicious activity at the Pune railway station, these suspended cops were tasked with verifying the documents of passengers. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 11:37 pm IST

Another ‘peeing’ incident: Drunk TTE urinates on woman in train, detained by GRP

The accused - identified as Munna Kumar
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 01:58 pm IST

2 Ukrainians held in Assam members of international gang: Cops

Two Ukrainians Trishchynskyi Volodymyr (39) and Nazari Vozniuk (21) were nabbed in Assam's Karimganj. (HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 24, 2022 01:53 am IST

Watch: Cop’s dramatic rescue of 18-year-old boy who jumped in front of train

GRP constable Mane jumped on the railway tracks at Thane’s Vithalwadi railway station when he figured that an 18-yr-old, who had jumped on the tracks moments before an express train was to pass (Screengrab/CCTV)
Updated on Mar 23, 2022 08:55 pm IST

Woman raped in Delhi-bound train, 1 arrested

A 21-year-old woman from Delhi was raped by a manager of a pantry car in a moving Bengaluru-Delhi Sampark Kranti express (Representative use)
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 03:38 am IST

Article 370 scrapped in J&K: CR, WR beef up security, alert issued to RPF, GRP and MSF

In the wake of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the central and western railway on Monday beefed up security.
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 12:03 pm IST

Stones pelted on Mumbai’s Central Railway: Four commuters suffer injuries; GRP detains a suspect

Commuters on Central Railway have experienced a number of instances of stones being thrown at them
Updated on Jul 17, 2019 01:02 am IST

Identical twins arrested for mobile thefts on Mumbai’s local trains

According to the GRP, the two – Satyam and Shivam Krishna Singh, residents of Nallasopara – are serial offenders.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 01:31 pm IST

70-year-old Mumbai man suffers heart attack on train, rescued by GRP

A 70-year-old man suffered a heart attack on a train here on Saturday.
Published on Jun 30, 2019 10:13 am IST

Mumbai’s railway police reduces work hours for its Palghar staff

The GRP staff strength in the city and suburbs is 3,700, which has remained stagnant since 1982.
Published on May 05, 2019 11:39 pm IST

Chain-snatching cases: GRP detection rate falls to 27.8%

Over the past six years, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has been able to solve just 866 cases of chain-snatching out of the 2,084 registered cases on suburban local trains.
Published on Apr 26, 2019 02:44 am IST

Mumbai criminal kills gang member over suspected affair with his wife

Police said the accused and his accomplice first beat the victim with iron rods and then slit him, leaving him to bleed to death.
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 11:21 am IST

New railway network fine but where are cops, ask Navi Mumbai commuters

Women commuters wait for a train at the newly inaugurated Bamandongri railway station. They have raised concerns about their safety, especially when they travel at night.
Updated on Nov 18, 2018 12:52 am IST