GUWAHATI, July 4 � The Northeast Frontier Railway is contemplating to increase the patrolling strength of Railway Protection Force (RPF) inside the trains running through the region.
This comes after a gang of dacoits on Saturday robbed passengers in a train in the Sivasagar district.
A meeting of the top officials of the NFR is likely to take place tomorrow where the security issue would be reviewed.
Various other issues are also expected to be discussed in the meeting.
�We had recently increased the patrolling strength and if required we would further increase the number,� sources in the NFR said.
Sources further informed that at present around four to five RPF personnel remain on duty round the clock in every train.
A senior Government Railway Police official, when asked, informed that it is high time the security arrangements not only in trains but also in railway stations were reviewed and corrective measures taken.
�At present manpower shortage is an issue that might expose the security system any time. An overhaul even in the infrastructure is needed, which should not be confined to a few stations like Guwahati,� the official pointed out.
