Four-year-old girl rescued at Salem railway station, reunited with mother

SALEM A four-year-old girl who was found unattended on a platform at Salem railway station was rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and reunited with her mother on Tuesday (November 10, 2026). According to a press release, Sub Inspector R. Gokul Yadav, who was on duty at the platform around 7.25 p.m., noticed the child sitting alone. Enquiries revealed that she belonged to a family from North India.

However, no parent or guardian was present nearby. Efforts to trace her parents by enquiring with passengers also proved unsuccessful. The Childline was immediately alerted and the girl was taken to the RPF office in Salem. Meanwhile, the Suramangalam patrolling police informed the RPF of a missing-child complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, Ruplaui Sonu Vagmarae, 25, wife of Sonu.

An enquiry revealed that she had inadvertently left her daughter, Kjal, near Platform No. 1 at the Jolarpet end while waiting to board Train No. 16382 Kanyakumari – Pune Express to Aurangabad via Pune.