The RPF model has its own problems. The mandate of RPF is to protect 'railway assets'. But they have no mandate to protect the assets of a passenger travelling on a train. If a theft/robbery of a passenger happens on train the case is taken up by the GRP (Govt. Railway Police). These are police men taken from the state police force, and who remain in the train till it leaves the state border. But if a parcel gets stolen from the brake van or from the Goods wagons, the RPF takes up the investigation (as it is some thing in temporary custody of railways). So now you have two police forces instead of one, where as one was sufficient.rajkumar wrote:The solution is to have 'Indian Highways Police' along the same lines as Railway Protection Force rather than reply on the State Police Forces to monitor & control the Highways.
KL would be the first state to have a Highway Police establishment way back in the year 1993. There is a mandate on all states to now have a highway police unit. The MV Act is now amended with steep penalties. All it requires is strict enforcement. The state police and their highway patrol units have the capability, but it is more of complacency issue. Equip all highway patrol units with good cameras, and speed radars & breath analysers. Give them a target and evaluate the performance. In one week, the same people who wanted more stricter enforcement will start whining. .