UP cops allegedly ‘force’ minor girl to withdraw complaint after making rape accused pay Rs 50,000
Barabanki: Police in Uttar Pradesh allegedly forced a 16-year-old rape survivor to withdraw her complaint after the accused was told to pay her Rs 50,000. This incident took place in Barabanki where Ankit Verma, a 25-year-old married man kidnapped the girl and then reportedly raped her.
SP Dinesh Singh told the Times of India that the accused has been arrested and added that he has removed police station in-charge Arun Pratap Singh and suspended another cop, Manoj Kumar, over the allegations. A departmental probe has been started against the two officials. SP Dinesh Singh added that Ankit’s brother also assaulted the girl and has been detained.
According to the complaint, the teenager was abducted from outside her village on August 22, 2024 by Ankit and raped before being taken to a hotel in Ghaziabad where the sexual assault was repeated, as reported by TOI.
When the girl's condition worsened, Ankit left the teenager outside her house on August 25, 2024 and also threatened her. The family had filed a complaint soon after the incident. However, the girl was later told to withdraw her complaint after the accused paid Rs 50,000 to her.
The survivor’s uncle shared that her father was murdered in 2018, followed by her mother’s suicide the next day. Since then, the uncle has been taking care of the girl and her younger brother.
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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.
