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| Circular number | No. 2019/Sec(CCB/Parcel |
|---|---|
| Date | 2022-03-31 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | parcel |
Measure to be taken to prevent booking/ transportation of illegal/transportation materials by railways/eased parcel over Indian railways Parcel scanner should be installed at Parcel offices and it should be ensured
TRA HIATr GOVERNMENT OF INDIA t AATTT MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS trd ) RAILWAY BOARD No. 2019/Sec(CCB/Parcel Sereening Dated. 31.03.2022 To, The General Manager, All Zonal Railways. CMD/ Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) Sub:-Measure to be taken to prevent booking/ transportation of illegal/transportation materials by railways/eased parcel over Indian railways. Recently an incident of low-intensity explosion was reported at Dharbhanga Raiway station of East Central Railway during transportation of packages from platform to parcel office go-down. The consignment was booked from Secundrabad to Dharbanga Railway station and was unloaded at Dharbhanga on 17.06.2021 from train no. 07007. During course of enquiry, it was revealed that the consignor had given his wrong identity and used fake/ forged documents to establish his identity at the time of booking. The enquiry also highlighted several gaps/ loopholes in Parcel booking. particularly in establishing the identity of consignor/ consignee & verification of material booked by them. The intention of consignor was to make an explosion in train and thereby cause loss of human life (passenger), property (Railway Property) and to cause a sense of insecurity among the common people, particularly the rail users. The serious crime committed as mentioned above has been treated as an act of terror and being investigated accordingly by NIA. It was felt that we should review the lapses on our (Indian Railways') part and take preventive steps to ensure that similar incidents do not recur in tuture. Suggestions from field formations were sought in this regard, collated at Railway Board and examined jointly by Commercial & Security Directorates. Accordingly, the following instructions regarding book ing/ loading/ delivery of Parvels and security at the Parcel Office are being issued for complianee by the Zonal Railways and KRCL . The staff booking the consignment/ granting delivery of the consignment should check the ID proof of the person booking the consignment/ taking delivery and should also colleet a self attested copy of the same and keep for record. Cont..02 (02) 2 A module for OTP authentication of the consignor (sender) and consignee (receiver), or their representatives, at the time of booking/ taking delivery shall be developed and implemented by CRIS in the Parcel Management System (PMS) to ensure their genuineness. 3. CRIS shall also develop., as part of PMS, a module for on-line maintaining the record including photographs of the consignor (sender) and consignee (receiver), or their representatives. Till the time this module is developed, record of ID proofs shall be maintained in physical form. 4. Parcel scanner should be installed at Parcel offices and it should be ensured with that the parcels have been checked through scanner and stamped "Scanned, checked and found in order" before they are booked. Parcel scanners should be planned in phased manner through sanctioned works under Demand No 16. 5. Trained RPF personnel may be positioned at parcel offices to keep a check on attempts to transport illegal/ unauthorized consignments through parcel services. For leased parcel space, the lease-holder may have the facility of scanning at their depot, and affix seal/ stamp/ tag on packages after scanning, which shall be cross- checked before loading. Alternatively, the lease-holder may use the facility provided at the station for scanning of consignments. The responsibility of genuineness of such consignments shall lie with the lease-holder; and violation of any penal section of criminal law in force may also result in prosecution under the 6. concerned Criminal Act. 7. Installation of sufficient number of high definition CCTV cameras at the parcel booking counters as well as at the entry and exit points should be done. It should be made part of the station Video Surveillance System. 8. The data of parcel scanners
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