Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Poster-Pasting Gang Busted in Mumbai Trains
A special team of the Railway Protection Force in Mumbai found a group of people who were putting up illegal posters in local trains.
They caught five people and took away 42,000 posters.
The team was led by Sub-Inspector Santosh Soni and they did this because they want to keep the trains clean and stop people from ruining public property.
The posters were found in a place called Laxmi Nagar in Kashimira, Mumbai.
The people who were caught will be investigated further and the railway authorities said they will keep taking action against anyone who does this.
A special RPF team busted a poster-pasting gang in Mumbai's suburban trains.
Around 42,000 posters were seized during the operation.
Five accused, including two kingpins, were apprehended in Kashimira.
The raid was conducted based on intelligence from a confidential informant.
The accused and seized material were handed over to the Bhayander RPF post for further action.
- Who
- Railway Protection Force (RPF) team led by Sub-Inspector Santosh Soni
- What
- Busted a poster-pasting gang and seized 42,000 posters
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Laxmi Nagar, Kashimira, Mumbai
- Why
- To maintain cleanliness and prevent defacement of public property
- Number of Posters Seized
- 42,000
- Location of Raid
- Laxmi Nagar, Kashimira, Mumbai
- Number of Accused
- 5
- Leading Officer
- Sub-Inspector Santosh Soni
- Railway Division
- Western Railway, Mumbai Division