Mob fury on rail premises: Railway Protection Force to be trained in crowd control, mob psychology

Hit by huge losses due to mob fury during recent agitations, the railways has approached Meerut-based Rapid Action Force (RAF) Academy for Public Order (RAPO) to train the Railway Protection Force in crowd control, public order management and mob psychology.

This is the first time the Railway Protection Force (RPF), which is responsible for protecting railway property, will be trained to control mobs — a task officials say has fallen on the force which has had to deal with large protesting crowds on several occasions over the last year.