Honeytrap case in Kadaba: Team ‘attracts’, attacks, blackmails youth; one held
Kadaba: A youth from Mangaluru is suspected to have been honeytrapped by a team of Kadaba youngsters, after which, a suspect in the case was arrested by the police on Wednesday night.
It is learned that the team had opened a Facebook account in the name of a young lady. After succeeding in attracting the Mangaluru youngster using the fake identity, they called him to Kadaba late Tuesday night. They later took him to Kermayi Koriyar and assaulted him. The team also blackmailed the youth from Mangaluru, demanding money from him and threatening to get the matter of the ‘girl’ publicized on social media if he failed to pay, said sources.
The youngster is said to have informed the police of the matter with the help of a friend. The police, in turn, got the team assured that the Mangaluru youngster would pay the money himself. They even ensured that the team members were called to Kadaba to receive the payment, the sources added.
On learning of the presence of the police, however, two of the accused escaped from the place.
A youngster, who is a native of Mardala, is said to have fallen into the police trap.
The police, however, have provided no official information on the matter, said the sources.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
