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‘No bag checks without valid reason’: Mumbai GRP chief assures traders
Updated On: 18 October, 2026 05:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai GRP Commissioner M Rakesh Kalasagar has assured traders that their bags will not be checked at railway stations without valid reason, following allegations of harassment and demands for money during security checks. He also said baggage scanners had been requested

Mumbai GRP Commissioner M Rakesh Kalasagar at a programme organised by Bharat Merchants on Saturday. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Mumbai Government Railway Police (GRP) will not check traders’ bags at railway stations without a valid reason, Mumbai GRP Commissioner M Rakesh Kalasagar assured textile traders at a programme organised by Bharat Merchants on Saturday.
According to a note issued by the Bharat Merchants Chamber, Kalasagar said traders’ bags would not be checked without valid reason.
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