Ranchi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued a 15-year-old girl from Ranchi railway station on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.An RPF patrolling team spotted the girl alone and in a distressed state on platform number 2/3. During questioning, she told the team that she was a resident of the Bermo area in Bokaro district and had left home without informing her parents. She also said she was looking for a job to support herself.After counselling her and completing the required legal formalities, the RPF handed her over to Childline.12kg marijuana seized at Ranchi railway stationRanchi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested a man and seized 12kg of marijuana worth around Rs 6 lakh from Ranchi railway station on Monday under ‘Operation Narcos’, officials said on Tuesday.RPF personnel said that during an inspection on platform 1, they found a youth sitting with a bag under suspicious circumstances. On being questioned, he identified himself as Brijraj Yadav (19), a resident of Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.Yadav allegedly told the RPF that he had been handed the consignment at Santala in Odisha and was instructed to take it to Gorakhpur. He was allegedly promised Rs 1,000 per kg for transporting the contraband.The accused and the seized marijuana were handed over to the Government Railway Police for further legal action.Standalone caption or brief:South Chhotanagpur sports meet begins in RanchiRanchi: The South Chhotanagpur sports meet began at the New Police Line in Ranchi on Tuesday.Inaugurating the event, additional director general Manoj Kaushik said sports not only help maintain physical fitness but also reduce stress and strengthen discipline.Several events, including athletics, football, volleyball, hockey and kabaddi, will be organised during the three-day meet.
