India, June 2 -- Just one Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel is available for every 2,000 daily suburban train commuters in Mumbai - a statistic that raises serious concerns about passenger safety.

The data, obtained via a Right to Information (RTI) query by the Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh, reveals that the GRP is operating with over 750 vacant posts, severely compromising its ability to maintain law and order on the suburban railway network.

Each day, more than 6.8 million passengers travel on the city's local trains. However, the GRP, mandated to investigate all crimes occurring within railway premises, is grappling with a 25% shortfall in officer posts and a 16% shortage in police personnel, according to the RTI data.

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