Mandya: Father slits throat of 4 yr, 3 yr old kids, assault wife before fleeing; Probe underway
Mandya: A horrifying incident unfolded in Maralagala village of Srirangapatna taluk on Thursday morning, as a 4-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl lost their lives at the hands of their father, who also critically injured his wife.
The accused, identified as Shrikanth, hailing from Ganagapura in Jewargi taluk, Kalaburagi district, committed the heinous act by slitting the throats of his children, Aditya (4) and Amulya (3). Furthermore, he attacked his wife, Lakshmi, with a knife and repeatedly struck her with a stone. The motive behind these criminal actions is yet to be determined.
Lakshmi, the daughter of Ambika, a farm labourer residing near Maralagala, had visited her mother's place on Tuesday, accompanied by her husband and their two children. Around 4 am on Thursday, Shrikanth carried out the brutal act against his two innocent children and assaulted his wife before fleeing the scene.
Lakshmi, gravely injured in the attack, has been admitted to the government hospital in Mysuru, where she is currently receiving medical treatment.
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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.
