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Over 1.71 lakh theft cases reported by Indian Railway passengers in last 10 years

R Sinduja

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The railway ministry has reported over 1.71 lakh theft cases that were reported by passengers in trains in the last 10 years. The theft cases reached the highest mark of 36584 in 2018 in last 1 decade. From 2009-2018, the theft cases have seen 5-fold increase according to the data which was made public in response to an RTI query. A total of 1,71,015 cases of thefts were registered between 2009-2018.