Government Railway Police
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Abbreviation | GRP |
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Formed | 1881 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency | India |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
Primary governing body | Government of India |
Secondary governing body | Ministry of Railways |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Indian Police Service |
Districts | 725 |
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The Government Railway Police (IAST: Sarkārī Relve Pulis), abbreviated as GRP, is the police force that is responsible for policing on the railway stations and trains of Indian Railways. Its duties correspond to those of the District Police in the areas under their jurisdiction, such as patrolling, but only on railway property. While Railway Protection Force (RPF) comes under Ministry of Railways, Government of India, GRP comes under the respective state police or UT police. The GRP's responsibility is to observe law and order on all railway property, while RPF is mainly responsible for protecting and securing all railway property. Currently, even if a crime is detected by the RPF, the case has to be handed over to the GRP for further enquiry.[2][3]
Role[]
The primary role of the GRP is to observe law & order within railway stations in India. They provide security and perform investigation of offences in trains and railway premises. GRP also renders any assistance required to railway officers and the Railway Protection Force.[4]
References[]
- ^ Website
- ^ Press Trust of India. "MoS Railways dubs Railway Protection Force as 'toothless', demands more power for it". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Bibek Debroy. "Lesser-known facts about GRP and RPF". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Role of the GRP". indianrailways.gov.in. South Western Railway. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- Ministry of Railways (India)
- Federal law enforcement agencies of India
- Railroad police agencies
- Specialist law enforcement agencies of India
- Rail transport in India
- 1881 establishments in British India
- Government agencies established in 1881