They kept beating me all the way, snatched my money: Elderly Muslim man recounts train assault
Jalgaon: Haji Ashraf Munyar, an elderly Muslim man from Jalgaon District in Maharashtra, has recounted a harrowing experience of being brutally assaulted while traveling in a train near Igatpuri.
According to Munyar, he was repeatedly beaten, robbed of 2800 rupees, and had his mobile phone snatched. He stated, "They kept beating me all the way... snatched 2800 rupees in my pocket... snatched my mobile... I had to get down at Kalyan station, didn't let me get down... dragged me till the door and threw me on the track."
Munyar was traveling to Kalyan to visit his daughter when the attack occurred, allegedly on accusations of carrying beef. Despite rumors that he had committed suicide, his family confirmed that he is safe and currently at his daughter's home in Kalyan.
His son, Ashfaq, has filed a police complaint at Igatpuri Railway Police station, seeking justice for the brutal assault.
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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.
