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Varanasi: The newly constructed thana of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in the state-of-art centrally air conditioned section of the newly expanded main building of Varanasi junction was inaugurated on Monday.
Now with the newly created facility, the railway offenders involved in theft, snatching, begging, illegal vending, travelling in trains without ticket and blocking railway tracks will ‘chill’ in the lockup.
According to the station director Anand Mohan, upgradation and remodelling of Varanasi junction is being done with a major project of Rs 568.7 crore. Besides, the modern GRP thana, the expanded building also has a world class waiting lobby, escalators, stairs for a new railway foot over bridge, cafeteria and other passenger amenities.
GRP inspector Ashok Kumar Dubey said that the accommodation has separate chambers for station in-charges, sub-inspectors, office room and armoury. Earlier, the GRP had its thana at the platform 4/5. The building at platform 4/5 is being abandoned for demolition as these platforms are going to be trimmed for laying one extra railway track.
According to him, on an average six miscreants involved mainly in theft and snatching of mobile, chain or purse are kept in lockups of GRP per day before producing them before the court. The lockup in the new building has sufficient space to accommodate 10 persons. The violators of Rail Act and Railway Property Unlawful Possession Act, who can be beggars, illegal vendors, people travelling in trains without ticket, those damaging railway property or stealing it and also protesters are kept in the lockup.