Title - SHATABDI TRAIN Passenger complains about security loop-holes

Chandigarh:
Amarjit Singh Bhatia, a passenger of Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi (12012) has lodged a complaint with the railway authorities that six days ago while travelling on the train, which departed at 6:23 pm from Chandigarh, no baggage checking was conducted by the staff of railway protection force (RPF) deployed in the coach.The complainant stated that when he enquired from the RPF staff about the reason for not conducting any checking of the luggage, they revealed that there was shortage of stickers with them, due to which they did not conduct any checking of baggage in the coaches. Even when other passengers insisted for checking the luggage, RPF personal stated that there was shortage of staff, due to which it was not be possible for them to conduct checking of every coach. This shows the level of security which the railway provides to the passengers during their journey.Railway Senior Division Security Commissioner Mohinder Singh clarified that shatabdi in which RPF did not conduct checking actually came under the preview of the New Delhi security staff. He said that he had twice communicated in this regard that no checking of luggage was being done in the shatabdi, plying from Delhi.

Interestingly, the senior railway officials also complained about the security loop holes in the trains. One of the senior official on the basis of anonymity shared his experience that two days ago when he was travelling in the same train to New Delhi, RPF staff did not conduct luggage check. He said that he had also brought this matter to the notice of the higher officials in New Delhi.

Sources revealed that RPF personnel conduct luggage- checking only in the Shatabdi which plies from Chandigarh to New Delhi at 12 noon and not on the one that plies from Delhi to Chandigarh.