GRP’s first proposal in 35 yrs to extern rly robber

Nagpur: The Government Railway Police (GRP) have prepared their first proposal in 35 years to extern or ‘tadipar’ a 24-year-old goon having around eight serious offences, including attempt to murder and armed robbery, against him. If approved, the goon would be externed for two years from the railway, city and district limits.
The proposal was planned and prepared by assistant police inspector (API) Mubarak Shaikh of Itwari GRP. It was sent to the sub-divisional magistrate and DCP of Zone III for consideration.
The goon, whose name was not revealed, and his armed gang had barged into a coach of train running on the Howrah line in March. Apart from robbing some passengers, the goon had injured others in the train. The gang was nabbed but railway police started keeping him under watch.
In June this year, the GRP Itwari team had slapped a preventive action on the goon who stayed within the limits of Pachpaoli police station.
Apart from railway police, it’s learnt the goon is also a challenge for Pachpaoli police who had initiated preventive action against him in December last year.
API Shaikh said the goon stays near Howrah track along with his gang and is a major threat for the railway passengers. “If we can extern a goon, then it would be the first one after 35 years,” he said.
“Earlier, none attempted to propose externment because it needs approval from city police as the goons and criminals mostly stayed within their limits," he said.
GRP sources stated that SP Rajkumar had instructed stringent drive against goons posing threats to passengers. “In the first phase, we are contemplating externing three goons, and imposing MPDA if possible. We are now exploring the records of such criminals,” said the sources.