New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected more than 400 cases of unauthorised walking on the Delhi Metro rail tracks this year, while 88 suicide incidents were detected. The security agency responsible for the security of 150 stations of the Delhi Metro network in the National Capital Region reported that more than 340 people were fined for jaywalking on the tracks after it handed them over to the Metro authorities and the police.
These figures are reflected in a full-year data compiled by the agency for 2016 and updated till the middle of December. Officials said that unauthorised walking on tracks have been reported largely from elevated and ground stations. However, not many were detected in the underground stations of the Delhi Metro.
CISF officials said that when caught on tracks, some commuters were diagnosed with depression; some were inebriated; some were trespassing, while others were just jaywalking on the rails. “The CISF detected these people while monitoring the CCTV footage of the stations, during foot patrol, or on information provided by the Metro staff or commuters,” said a CISF senior official.
Out of the 88 suicide incidents detected, 12 resulted in death while 11 were intercepted by the CISF personnel, 20 were saved due to timely intervention by people around, and 45 were rushed to hospitals with injuries. To curb illegal trespassing and suicide attempts, the force undertakes surveillance operations regularly and deploys both male and female personnel in plain clothes to keep an eye on anyone exhibiting suspicious behaviour.
In a similar stead, more than 3,200 male passengers, travelling in the all-women coaches of the Delhi Metro, were made to de-board by the force, which runs an operation called “Kali” to check notorious activity and provide security to female commuters.
The CISF women personnel have been trained in Filipino martial art technique called “Pekiti-Tirsia Kali”. It is a close-quarter unarmed combat skill used to take on multiple opponents at one time by using obscure objects usually worn on the body like a pen or a hairpin.
