Mumbai: The Government Railway Police (GRP) has requested the state government to extend its jurisdiction over to metro and monorail network in the city. The GRP has said that many criminals active on the railway lines in MMR are also active on metro and monorail lines.
“We have written to the state government, requesting a hand over of monorail and metro lines to the GRP,” said Mumbai GRP commissioner Quaiser Khalid, who heads the police force that takes care of the law and order situation on the suburban local train network as well as the long-distance train network from Mumbai CSMT to Kasara, Mumbai CSMT to Karjat, Mumbai CSMT to Panvel and Churchgate to Palghar.
Presently, if any offence happens on the metro line or the monorail, the offence is registered by the jurisdictional police station within the city.
