NIA arrests PFI's alleged master weapons trainer living with fake identity in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The National investigation agency on Tuesday, arrested a master weapons trainer of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who was living in Karnataka allegedly under a false identity and was arrested on grounds of his alleged involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case, said the NIA in a press release.
The accused, identified as Nossam Mohamed Yunus, had been living under an assumed identity in Karnataka, and he had allegedly concealed his involvement in the nefarious activities of the banned organisation.
The NIA in its release cited the case details, "pertain to a criminal conspiracy hatched by the leaders and cadres of the now banned outfit PFI to recruit and radicalise youth and provide them with arms training to promote & carry out terrorist activities with the ultimate objective of establishing Islamic rule in India.”
According to NIA, 33 Y/O Yunus aka 'Yunus of Nandyal' was doing an inverter business along with his elder brother and when the NIA searched his residence in September 2022 he was found absconding along with his wife and two minor sons.
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Meanwhile, after an extensive search, the NIA allegedly discovered Yunus' hideout in the Cowl Bazar area of Bellary district, where he had allegedly relocated his family from Andhra Pradesh, assuming a fake identity name, Basheer, and working as a plumber.
Yunus, according to the NIA, allegedly played a critical role as a master weapons trainer for PFI in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions. Additionally, he held the position of PE Training State Coordinator for these two states in the Nizamabad PFI case.
The release further revealed that Yunus had been actively involved in providing weapons training to the youth recruited by the organisation.
The anti-terror investigation task force further revealed that Yunus tried evading questioning during interrogations, however, Yunus revealed the involvement of another individual, Shaikh Ilyas Ahmed, in the PFI Weapons Training program. However, Ahmed is currently on the run and is yet to be traced.
The Telangana Police initially registered an FIR in this case on July 4, 2022, which was subsequently taken over by the NIA under the re-registered case number RC-03/2022/NIA/HYD. So far, the NIA has filed two chargesheets against 16 individuals implicated in this case, read the release.
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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.
