Special anti-ganja drive conducted at Vizianagaram railway station
Teams of Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force jointly conducted special anti-ganja drive in Vizianagaram police station as part of their goal to make the railway station free from drug menace and anti-social elements.
The officials, including Sub-Inspector V. Balajee Rao of GRP and RPF Inspector R. Kumara Rao and Sub-Inspector B. Sridhar, led the programme and checked all the important places like platforms, waiting hall, canteen and others. They verified bags of suspicious persons and ticketless travellers. The three special teams conducted inspections in several trains, including Samatha Express. They asked the travellers to inform the GRP and RPF if they come across sale or consumption of ganja and other drugs in and around the railway station.
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