Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

MUMBAI MAN STALKS WOMAN, WINKS AT HER, GETS THRASHED

- Arvind Walmiki letters@hindustant­imes.com (with agency inputs)

A 30-year-old man was thrashed at Kalyan railway station on Monday for allegedly stalking a woman and winking at her. One of the commuters shot a video on his mobile, which has gone viral.

The alleged accused, Surendra Lalbahadur Gautam,30, hails from Uttar Pradesh, but has been living in Pisavli in Kalyan for the past few years.

The woman is a homemaker. “When the woman was checking the indicator, the accused started staring at her. He even winked at her. She ignored him, but he followed her after which she confronted him,” said a police officer from Kalyan government Railway police (GRP). Seeing the ruckus, other commuters joined in and thrashed the accused. He was later handed over to the police.

The officer said, “We have registered a case against the accused. We have seen the video. The accused is in custody and under investigat­ion.” showed, cut a track for maintenanc­e despite not obtaining clearance. The track eventually split as the train arrived.

On Wednesday afternoon, rail minister Prabhu tweeted: “I am extremely pained by the unfortunat­e accidents, injuries to passengers and loss of precious lives. It has caused me deep anguish... I met the Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramo­di taking full moral responsibi­lity.”

“Hon’ble PM has asked me to wait.”

Prabhu said he had tried to overcome “decades of neglect through systemic reforms in all areas leading to unpreceden­ted investment and milestones”.

He said in less than three years as minister, “I have devoted my blood and sweat for the betterment of the Railways”.

Meanwhile, in Auraiya, the injured passengers are being treated at RIMS in Saifai, Civil Hospital, Auraiya, Etawah district hospital and LLR Hospital in Kanpur. The railway gave ₹15,000 each to the injured.

Railway officials said train traffic on Delhi-Howrah route had been badly affected as 12 trains were cancelled.

ADG (law and order) Anand Kumar said an inquiry would be ordered to know how the dumper overturned on the tracks. region in Jammu and Kashmir already have such categorisa­tion in state government jobs.

There is no sub-categorisa­tion in the central list. The proposed commission will examine the extent of inequitabl­e distributi­on of benefits of reservatio­n among caste and communitie­s, including the broad categories of OBCs included in the central list.

It will submit its report in 12 weeks from the day it is set up. other benefits of cow urine, which experts say are not scientific­ally proven.

Patel said strict monitoring will be done to avoid incidents like the recent cow deaths.

“We are focusing on monitoring of each and every goshala of the state and for that we are creating better infrastruc­ture and awareness,” he said.

He added that the act of the BJP leader, accused in the cow deaths, is a matter of concern for the party, the state and “the Hindu samaj”.

“We are the only one who lodged a case against him and we believe that strict action should be taken against him,” he said. The BJP leader, Harish Verma, was suspended by the party after he was arrested.

He is accused of siphoning of Rs 1.65 crore given to cow shelters. Verma has, however, blamed cow commission, saying it failed to release pending funds for procuring fodder fo the animals. Verma has also accused Patel of demanding money to release funds.

“The allegation­s against me are baseless. Since he is guilty therefore he is misguiding the media. For me the cow is ‘mata’ (mother) and I can never do such a thing,” he added.

Since coming to power in the state, the Raman Singh government has pushed an aggressive bovine protection agenda which, opposition parties say, is emboldenin­g self-styled vigilante groups to target people they accuse of cow slaughter or beef consumptio­n.

Raman Singh had recently even said anyone found guilty of cow slaughter will be hanged.

Chhattisga­rh and Gujarat are the only states which have enacted laws making cow slaughter punishable by life imprisonme­nt.

THE ALLEGED ACCUSED HAILS FROM UP BUT HAS BEEN LIVING IN PISAVLI IN KALYAN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS

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