Food poison incident: Trust president behind mixing poison to prasada?
Hanur: The investigating team which has been investigating the food poisoning incident at Sulvadi Kichchugutti Maramma temple which claims 15 lives, found a breakthrough in the case. It is said that Ambika, wife of temple manager Madesh, has admitted before the police that the poison was mixed in the food as per the direction of temple trust president and Salur Mutt junior swamiji.
In the incident, total 15 persons have lost their lives and more than 100 persons fell sick and are undergoing treatment at Mysuru and Chamarajnagar hospitals. The condition of many people is said to be critical.
Taking the incident seriously, the police department has constituted various teams to investigate the incident. Already, the police have arrested more than 15 persons in the case and interrogated them. Now, Ambika, wife of temple manager Madesha, has admitted before the police that she has mixed the pesticide with the prasada as per the direction of the Salur mutt junior swamiji and temple trust president Immadi Mahadevaswamy, it is said.
The police have taken many people into custody and interrogating them. Now, the police have been trying to arrest the remaining suspected in the case. The police may produce Trust president Immadi Mahadevaswamy, manager Madesh, his wife Ambika, priest Mahadeva and others before the court on Wednesday.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
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.
