India, Jan. 26 -- For every 2,000 suburban train commuters in the city, there is just one police personnel deployed to maintain law and order, highlighting a severe manpower crunch in railway policing.

Mumbai's suburban railway network carries around 6.8 million to 8 million passengers daily, making it one of the busiest transport systems in the world. However, the Government Railway Police (GRP) continues to function with significant staff shortages.

According to recent GRP data, 693 posts in the lower ranks and 85 officer-level posts remain vacant in the GRP. Although the railways have sanctioned 255 officer posts, 65 posts, nearly 25%, are currently vacant. Of the sanctioned 4,185 police personnel posts, 693 (16%) remain unfilled.

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