Ahmedabad Railway Station in Kalupur has become a hub for thieves. In a month, more than 150 cases of theft were registered, in which mobile phones and other precious items such as gold chains and important documents along with cash were stolen.

On an average in a day 6-7 cases of theft are registered at the Railway police station, with most of them going unsolved.

Incidents like the theft of mobile phones placed at charging points and the snatching of gold chains from a moving train’s window are on the rise.

At one of the busiest railway stations in India, the railway police has failed in providing security to the people on multiple occasions. 

When the train is about to reach the station or when the train slows down, thieves steal valuables from the passengers and jump off the train.

Similarly, when the train starts, the thieves snatch the gold chains and phones from the train’s window. 

Passengers allege that lack of security at railway stations is the main cause of rising thefts. 

A woman from Jodhpur said that previously when she was travelling from Rajasthan to Mumbai, her jewellery, cash, and important documents were stolen from the Ahmedabad Railway Station.

This rising cases of theft at Kalupur railway station raises a lot of questions about the work of railway police.

Railway police staff shortage at Ahmedabad’s Kalupur station