Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore

The Pune Police have lodged nine cyber fraud cases where cybercriminals siphoned off funds worth ₹58 lakhs from different bank accounts of the victims.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE: In the last 11 months, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) police at Pune railway station under 'Operation Nanhe Farishte' have managed to rescue and reunite with their parents as many as 246 children who had run away from their homes for some reason or other. Of the 246 children rescued and reunited with their parents, 211 are boys while the remaining 35 are girls.

A senior RPF official from the Pune RPF said, "Many children run away from home in search of a better life in the city or due to disputes and family problems. The RPF is implementing 'Operation Nanhe Farishte' to rescue these children who land at Pune railway station."

Apart from being entrusted responsibility of ensuring safety of railway passengers and property and passenger areas, the RPF police have been tasked with rescuing children under 'Operation Nanhe Farishte'.