Archive · 28 Jan 2026
RPF Rescues Abandoned Infant at Vizag Station
At the Visakhapatnam railway station, an auto driver heard a baby crying inside a parked auto-rickshaw.
He told the police, and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) quickly went to help.
They found a baby and checked the station's cameras to see where the baby came from.
The cameras showed a woman with the baby earlier that night.
The RPF found a bag with the mother's details and gave the baby to Childline for care.
RPF personnel rescued an abandoned infant found crying in an auto-rickshaw at Visakhapatnam railway station.
An auto driver alerted the police after hearing the baby's cries.
CCTV footage showed a woman carrying the infant on Platform No. 3 before exiting through Platform No. 8.
A bag with the mother's personal details and a bank passbook was found near the infant.
The baby was handed over to Childline personnel for further care.
- Who
- RPF personnel and an auto driver
- What
- Rescued an abandoned infant
- When
- Monday night
- Where
- Visakhapatnam railway station
- Why
- The baby was crying in an auto-rickshaw
- Location
- Visakhapatnam railway station
- Date
- Monday night
- Rescuers
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Time of Incident
- 9:56 pm
- Child's Status
- Handed over to Childline