Rekha Mishra – This Is the Officer which India Requires

This Officer is Different – let’s have a look on her success, and learn to be like her.

Rekha Mishra joined the Railway Protection Force in 2014. Sincere and dedicated at work, she has single-handedly rescued 434 children in the last year alone at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, nearly half of all the children rescued by railway police in the last year.

Thousands of passengers disembark at the busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus everyday. As they disperse from the railway platform more than seven children ranging between the ages of 10-20 years, who get off on the trains every day, stay back on these platforms. For them - and countless other children across Mumbai who have no other place to live - the station is much more than a transit point; it is an escape from a troubled home or meager livelihood.

It is an appeal -When you spot an unaccompanied kid on the railway stations or begging in trains, you often tend to ask them about their parents and if they are lost.

Rekha Mishra has made this her mission. Not just rescuing kidnapped and runaway children but making sure they are safe at their homes has been the aim of Mishra as a Railway Protection Force (RPF) sub-inspector posted at CST.

However, out of the 434 rescued children, they could trace the parents of only 28 kids. The remaining kids were handed over to the Child Welfare Committee. She works with a team of people who are trained to take care of these children keeping their best interests in mind.

Rekha has already rescued more than 100 children since the beginning of this year. They expect the number of children they find stranded to increase because of the upcoming holidays. At times, she just stays with the rescued kids at the station until due action can be taken because she feels they are her responsibility.

Rekha is also an athlete who has taken part in a lot of state-level events representing her department. Senior officials also mentioned that they are in the process of recommending her for awards.

WE SALUTE REKHA FOR HER BRAVERY.