'Operation Rakshitha' launched to ensure women's safety on trains

The Railway police in Kerala on Friday launched Operation Rakshitha to ensure the safety of women passengers on trains across the state, officials said.

- TDG NETWORK

The drive was launched in the wake of a recent incident in which a woman was kicked out of a running train by a drunken man at Varkala.

As per a press release from the Kerala Information and Public Relations Department, the initiative is being implemented jointly by the railway police and the local police.

“The operation is carried out in four zones — Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Palakkad, and Kozhikode — under the supervision of four Railway DYSPs,” a statement said.