Operation “Amanat”

• The Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducted a successful operation named “Amanat,” resulting in the retrieval of lost or left-behind luggage and valuable articles.
• The operation, carried out in May 2023, saw the RPF recovering belongings belonging to 119 passengers, with an estimated total value of approximately Rs 51.13 lakh.

ABOUT MISSION AMANAT

• It aims to track the lost luggage of the passengers while traveling.
• Through this operation, Indian Railways wants to develop a sense of trust among the passengers and allow them to travel without worrying about the luggage.
• Passenger can easily track their lost luggage through the mission.
• The mission is taken up by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Western Railways.
• The passengers will be able to check the details of their lost luggage from the images and photos which will be posted under the web link of the ‘Mission Amanat-RPF’

ABOUT RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE (RPF)

• The contingent of RPF is an Armed Force of the Union of India. It is a security force under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways.
• It entrusted with protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the Indian Railways.
• It was established by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.
• This is only central armed police force (CAPF, commonly known as Para-Military force) which has power to arrest, investigate and prosecute criminals.

OTHER OPERATIONS BY RPF

• Operation Upalabdh
• Operation AAHT