Some were held on the spot and some had been identified and traced through video footage,” a top RPF official told PTI. Officials said till now, the Government Railway Police had registered 27 cases and the RPF 54 cases. Some were held on the spot and some had been identified and traced through video footage,” a top RPF official told PTI. Under the Indian Railway Act, those found guilty of damaging railway property could face charges under Section 151, which has a provision of maximum seven years of imprisonment. Railway officials said the damage was maximum in the Eastern Zone followed by the South Eastern and North Frontier zones which cover mostly Bengal, parts of Bihar and the Northeast.

Source: The Telegraph January 15, 2020 20:15 UTC