Train passengers killed by RPF constable: Owaisi terms it 'terror attack targeted at Muslims'
Hyderabad/Mumbai, July 31: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday termed the gruesome incident in which a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable shot dead four persons on a train in Maharashtra as a "terror attack targeted at Muslims", and said it is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech and the "unwillingness" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to it.
The constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing a senior RPF colleague and three passengers aboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express shortly after 5 am on Monday, according to officials.
Constable Chetan Singh (34) shot dead RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena and passengers Abdul Qadirbhai Mohammed Hussain Bhanpurwala (48), Akhtar Abbas Ali (48), and Sadar Mohammed Hussain.
"This is a terror attack that specifically targeted Muslims. It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of @narendramodi to put an end to it. Will the accused #RPFJawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt? Will he be garlanded when released? Happy to be proven wrong #JaipurMumbaiExpress," Owaisi tweeted referring to a video by another person circulating on Twitter.
GRP commissioner Ravindra Shisve spoke to reporters in Mumbai, and when asked about a video purportedly showing the accused constable being present near the dead bodies and apparently justifying the killings, said the video clip is being examined along with other materials.
"It is too early to jump to any conclusion, and at this stage it will be premature to comment anything and share any details about the probe," Shisve said, adding that police will investigate and examine whatever material they get.
"This is the first-of-its-kind of the incident on a running train. Passengers are scared. We want to assure them that police will investigate the incident in detail," he added.
This is a terror attack that specifically targeted Muslims. It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of @narendramodi to put an end to it. Will the accused #RPFJawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt? Will he be… https://t.co/hEmlXni5np
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 31, 2023
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
