The force is under the authority of the Indian Ministry of Railways.Īll the officers of Railway Protection Force are members of the Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) and are recruited through UPSC Civil Services Examination. However the power of arrests under other penal laws rests in the hands of the Government Railway Police (GRP) of state police. It has the power to search, arrest, Enquiry, and prosecute offenses committed under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 1966, The Railways Act, 1989 (amended from time to time). Railway Protection Force (RPF) is an armed Force of the Union under the administrative and operational control of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India established by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection and security of railway property and passenger area". Sanjay Chander, IPS, Director General, RPF.
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