A girl was rescued as her traffickers were whisking her away in a train, thanks to an alert co-passenger who informed the authorities through Twitter.
The incident came to light onboard the Telangana SF Express which was going from Hyderabad to New Delhi. The victim, a teenage girl who originally hails from West Bengal informed a co-passenger that she was being taken to Delhi against her will.
The co-passenger tweeted the image to the Indian Railways Twitter Handle – @RailMinIndia – and within forty minutes, the Indian Railways authorities had the situation under control.
https://twitter.com/Divyansh131/status/684221052721823745/photo/1
@Divyansh131 @sureshpprabhu Kindly give the passengers PNR no. and mobile no. immediately. Also give ur contact no. @IR_IGCNI
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) January 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia/status/684800037331714048/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Indian Railways has been quite active on Twitter, primarily due to the efforts of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, a tech-savvy minister who was in the news for taking prompt action due to a complain on Twitter.
I never thought I’d say this, but good job, Indian Railways!
If you are genuinely impressed note down these two Twitter handles – @RailMinIndia and @sureshpprabhu. You never know when they might come handy!
(Featured Image courtesy: www.independent.co.uk)
