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Government Railway Police Mumbai (GRP Mumbai)[edit]
The Government Railway Police[1], abbreviated as GRP, is the police force of the Indian Railways. It was established by the Railways Act, 1989 [2] of the Parliament of India. Its duties correspond to those of the District Police in the areas under their jurisdiction, such as patrolling, but only on railway property. It is the parent agency of the Railway Protection Force, and aids and provides assistance to it, whose primary duties are to protect and secure all railway property.
Roles and Reponsibility[edit]
The GRP's responsibility is to observe law and order on all railway property. Officers are recruited from the Indian Police Service. The force is under joint-control of the Indian Ministry of Railways and the police departments of the various state police departments of India.
The primary role of the GRP is to observe law & order within railway stations in India and in mainline, passenger and suburban trains, including control of passenger and commuter traffic, thus preventing overcrowding, controlling vehicle traffic within station premises, arresting criminals, and removing persons with the disease and preventing hawking and begging. It also examines empty train carriages at the time of arrival at their termini for lost property left behind by passengers or stolen from trains and sees to the removal of bodies of persons who die on trains or near station premises and their medical needs.
The GRP also has the power to report and arrest passengers violating the Railways Act, 1989, such as ticketless travel, theft, sexual assault, and report them to the civilian law enforcement in India, report fraudulent or oppressive behaviour towards railway personnel, and enquire any accidents on railway property. It also renders any assistance required to railway officers and the Railway Protection Force.
History[edit]
The Railway District was established in the year 1938 under the name of Central South Western Railway (CSW Railway). Meanwhile, on 01/11/1956, after the division of Central South Western Railway, Nagpur Railway District came into existence and Shri. R.R. Harnagade (IPS) was appointed as the Superintendent of Police of this district. Then in the year 1960, Mumbai, Gujrat and Karnataka were divided and Maharashtra was formed. Subsequently, on 01/05/1981, the Central South Western Railway District was re-divided and two districts, Mumbai Railway and Pune Railway, came into existence. At that time, the first Superintendent of Police of Mumbai Railway District was Mr. Vishwas Kale (IPS) and the first Superintendent of Police of Pune Railway District was Mr. Brijkishore (IPS) At that time, both Mumbai Railway and Pune Railway districts were under the jurisdiction of the Dy.Inspector-General of Police, State Investigation Department. On 02/10/1980, the post was reflected in the post of Inspector General of Police, Railway Range, Maharashtra State, Mumbai and Mr. J.F. Ribero (IPS) was appointed to the post. Subsequently, on 30/04/1997, the rank of the post was increased to the rank of Special Inspector General of Police and Shri. D.N. Jadhav (IPS) was appointed to the post. The post of Special Inspector General of Police was held from 30/04/1997 to 20/04/2001. Thereafter from 20/04/2001 to 02/10/2003 the rank of the post was again increased to the rank of Additional Director General of Police. Subsequently, for the period from 09/10/2003 to 21/06/2007, the post of Additional Director General of Police was reduced to the post of Special Inspector General of Police. Subsequently, on 05/07/2007, the rank of the post was again increased to the rank of Additional Director General of Police and Shri. K.P. Raghuvanshi (IPS) was appointed on it. Nagpur, Pune and Mumbai were the three Railway police districts under the jurisdiction of the Additional Director General of Police, Railway, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai. On 02/10/1999, the Mumbai Railway District was transformed into a Commissionerate. Mr. T.S. Bhal (IPS) was the Superintendent of Police when the Mumbai Railway District was converted into a Commissionerate. After the conversion into the Commissionerate, the first Commissioner of Police of the Mumbai Railway Police Commissionerate, Mr. S.M. Mushrif (IPS) with the rank of Special Inspector General of Police was appointed. On 16/08/2018, Nagpur Railway district was divided and Aurangabad Railway district was formed and Mr. Chandrakishore Mina (IPS) was appointed as the first Superintendent of Police of the district.
Modernisation and present-day[edit]
At present 4 Railway Police Districts namely Nagpur Railways, Pune Railways, Mumbai Railways and Aurangabad Railways are functioning under the jurisdiction of the Additional Director General of Police, Railways, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. The jurisdiction of Mumbai Railway Police Commissionerate (GRP Mumbai) is from CSMT to Kasara and Khopoli stations on the Central Railway Network, from CSMT to Roha on the Harbour Railway Network and from Churchgate to Dahanu Road.<be>
Organisation[edit]
The GRP Mumbai is headed by the Police Commissioner of the Special Inspector General of Police cadre