Railway Protection Force registers over 6,600 cases, collects ₹33.5 lakh in penalties since June
The Bengaluru Railway Protection Force has collected ₹33.5 lakh in penalties for littering, trespassing, and parking violations since June 2026. To improve transparency, the division has partnered with SBI to introduce digital payment options via PoS terminals.
Why it matters
This initiative modernizes public enforcement and reduces cash-handling risks in high-traffic transit hubs.
Since June 2026, under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, and an anti-littering drive, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Bengaluru Division, has registered 6,671 cases and collected ₹33.50 lakh in penalties for littering, trespassing and no-parking violations on railway premises.
According to South Western Railway, the RPF registered 227 cases of littering and collected ₹1,24,200 in penalties. It also registered 3,825 trespassing cases, collecting ₹19.16 lakh in penalties.
Meanwhile, 2,619 cases of no-parking violations were registered, with ₹13.09 lakh collected in penalties.
The figures were announced as the Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway and the State Bank of India (SBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to facilitate digital collection of penalties through Point of Sale (PoS) terminals.
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