Trickster in the guise of devotee dupes woman of gold chain in Uppinangady
Uppinangady: The wife of a temple priest here was duped of her three-and-a-half pawn gold mangalsutra by a man claiming to open a jewellery store and asking the lady to bless him with her wedding chain.
The incident took place a couple of days ago on the way to the Hanuman Temple on Car Street, Uppinangady, where the priest lived, it is learned.
A Hindi-speaking man had approached the priest’s wife outside the house, requesting her to bless his offering of Rs 300, with three notes of Rs 100, with her mangalsutra. He also claimed that he could not visit the temple personally since there had been a disaster in his family recently. When the lady asked why she was being asked to bless the offering, the man further said that he would be opening a gold jewellery store in his native place and had been told to be blessed by a noble woman and place the offering at his new shop, said sources.
The priest’s wife now agreed to cooperate with the man and touched her wedding chain to the notes she was given. The man, however, insisted that she take off her mangalsutra and bless the notes, instead of blessing while wearing the chain. The lady did so.
As the priest’s wife handed the blessed notes back to the man, the latter, in what could be called a split second, had run away with the notes, the sources added.
It was only a moment later that the lady realized that the man had cheated her and taken her gold chain too with him, and created a holler.
A complaint has been filed with the police. SI Rajesh KV, said, “We are confident of getting the trickster, with the investigating team using the CCTV camera footage of what had occurred.”
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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.
