Train firing: Railway cop who killed 4 on moving train was 'mentally stable'
PTC News Desk: RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary, who shot four people dead with his service weapon on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express on July 31, is completely sane and was aware of what he was doing, according to the chargesheet filed by the Government Railway Police (GRP) in the case.
The GRP stated in the 1,000-page chargesheet that it relied on the depositions of over 150 witnesses to reach this conclusion.
According to GRP officers, they recorded the statements of three of these witnesses before the Borivali Metropolitan Magistrate court under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
In addition to witness testimony, investigators rely on CCTV footage from inside the train, which shows Chetan Singh moving between compartments looking for potential victims.
The RPF jawan opened fire onboard the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express after it passed through Palghar Station in Maharashtra, killing four railway passengers, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Railway Protection Force.
Sumit Thakur, Chief PRO, Western Railway, previously stated, "In an unfortunate incident on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express, a police constable shot at his colleague escort in charge ASI Tika Ram. The reason for this is not established yet. It is regretted that ASI Tika Ram and three other civilians died. The constable was arrested by RPF/Bhayandar."
"He (RPF constable Chetan Kumar) got frustrated and lost his cool. There was no argument," he added.
According to RPF officials, the incident occurred in the B5 coach of the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express (Train number 12956).
"It was reported on train no 12956 at 5.23 on 31.7.23 that there had been a firing in B5 coach. It was confirmed that CT Chetan on escort duty had fired on the escort in charge ASI Tika Ram. The train has arrived at BVI and, as per advance information, casualties of 3 civilians have also been reported, in addition to ASI," the RPF said earlier.
According to Western Railway, a high-level committee led by Additional Director GTeral of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been formed to conduct an exhaustive investigation into the Mumbai train firing incident.
- ANI
