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Passengers Stole 1.95 Lakh Towels, 81,736 Bedsheets From Trains Last Year

Written by  Nimrat Kaur -- October 05th 2018 09:02 AM
Passengers Stole 1.95 Lakh Towels, 81,736 Bedsheets From Trains Last Year

Passengers Stole 1.95 Lakh Towels, 81,736 Bedsheets From Trains Last Year

Passengers Stole 1.95 Lakh Towels, 81,736 Bedsheets From Trains Last Year

There is a reason toilet mugs are tied with chains, a reason why newspapers are also collected before passengers step out of the train. From toilet mugs to ceiling fans, bed linens to pillows and pillow covers, nothing has escaped the eye of passengers when it comes to casually stuffing things in their bags and carry it home.
Such items, together with showers in washrooms, iron grills of windows, even railway tracks, were among stolen property worth Rs 2.97 crore recovered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in 2017-18.
According to the numbers released by Western Railways, in the last year, 1.95 lakh towels were stolen from its long-distance trains, besides 81,736 bedsheets, 55,573 pillow covers, 5,038 pillows, and 7,043 blankets. -PTC News

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