Namma Metro to run with 6 coaches from Friday
BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation is likely to start its six-coach train on Friday. The first compartment of the train will be for women.
The Metro which runs between Byappanahalli and Mysuru Road currently has three coaches and carries about 900 passengers. The doubling of coaches is expected to increase the passenger traffic. BMRCL hopes to convert its entire fleet into six-coach trains by June 2019.
12 crore passengers
A staggering 12.29 crore passengers used Phase I of Namma Metro in a year, which completes a full year of commercial operations on Monday. The 42.3 km stretch saw an average ridership of over 3.36 lakh per day by generating revenue of Rs. 89.84 lakh per day.
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Dalit girl gang-raped in moving car in Mathura, accused on run
Mathura (PTI): A Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons here in a moving car, after which she was thrown out on the side of a road, police said on Friday.
An FIR has been lodged against the accused following a complaint from the minor's father and efforts are on to arrest the trio, they added.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bisen said the girl, who is around 13-year-old, has been sent to the district women's hospital for a medical examination, after which her statement will be recorded before the magistrate.
Citing the complaint lodged by the girl's father, the SP said the incident took place on Thursday when the the minor went to a shop in her neighbourhood to buy items for breakfast.
At the shop, a man named Neeraj allegedly gave her a bottle of water laced with sedatives. As soon as she drank the water, she started feeling dizzy and fainted, the complaint said.
Neeraj, his friend Shailendra and another associate then allegedly took her away in a car. They raped the girl in the moving car while she was in a semi-conscious state and threw her out under the flyover of Barsana Road before fleeing.
On regaining consciousness, the girl reached home and informed her parents about the incident, the complaint added.
According to the SP, while narrating her ordeal, the condition of the girl deteriorated and the family immediately took her to a doctor, who also confirmed that she was raped. Following this, her parents filed a complaint at the Chhata police station.
Bisen said that a case has been registered and the matter is being probed, adding that efforts are on to arrest the three accused persons.
