Three young women have been rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Eastern Railway (ER) in separate raids.
A 20-year-old, who had ran away from home, was rescued from Poorva Express (Dn) at Barddhaman station on January 1 while two minor girls were rescued from the Sealdah station on January 4, an ER release said here today.
After verification of proper documents, the girls were handed over to their respective parents, it said.
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Earlier on December 28, a minor girl was allegedly compelled to consume alcohol by an army jawan and raped by two paramilitary force personnel inside a compartment of the Howrah-Amritsar Express after she boarded a compartment reserved for security personnel from Howrah Junction.
She was later rescued by RPF in Jharkhand.
The three accused jawans were subsequently arrested and identified by the traumatised girl in TI parade.
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Meanwhile, the ER RPF foiled a dacoity-plan and
arrested six at Sealdah station on Tuesday, the release said.
Acting on a tip off, the RPF chased the gang, which gathered near the Sealdah South station in the wee hours on Tuesday, the release said adding that six of the gang were arrested while six others managed to escape.
