{
  "id": 8712699,
  "title": "RPF celebrates Raising Day with community service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/rpf-celebrates-raising-day-with-community-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T15:21:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rpf-celebrates-raising-day-with-community-service/article71488532.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 20, 2026, officers of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Vijayawada division, South Coast Railway, celebrated RPF Raising Day. The occasion was marked by various community service programs.\n\nRPF Senior Divisional Security Commissioner Shanmuga Vadivel reported that the force recovered stolen goods worth approximately ₹80 lakh in 104 cases. Additionally, 87 individuals were arrested. Furthermore, 438 kilograms of narcotics, valued at ₹2.19 crore, were seized.\n\nThe RPF also organized a blood donation camp in Samalkot, visited orphanages to distribute fruits, clothes, and food, and planted saplings in Vijayawada. Assistant Security Commissioner Ponnu Samy mentioned that safety awareness programs, RPF duty related meetings, and yoga sessions were conducted at the RPF station in Vijayawada.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "RPF celebrates RPF Raising Day on September 20, 2026",
    "Force recovers ₹80 lakh in stolen goods and seizes 438 kg narcotics",
    "Community service includes blood donation, orphanage visits, and sapling planting"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}