High-Level Panel Headed By Top RPF Official Formed To Probe Shooting Spree On Jaipur-Mumbai Train

A high-level committee headed by ADG/RPF (HAG) has been constituted to conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the RPF constable's shooting spree on the Jaipur-Mumbai train.

A high-level committee headed by ADG/RPF (HAG) has been constituted to conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the RPF constable's shooting spree on the Jaipur-Mumbai train.

A high-level panel, five-member headed by the Additional Director General (ADG) of the RPF has been formed to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the fatal shooting incident by a constable of the RPF on the Jaipur-Mumbai Express train on Monday which led to the death of four people, including a senior officer. An ex gratia of 10 lakhs has been announced for passengers who died in this unfortunate incident. The family of ASI Tikaram will receive dues as per service rules, Western Railways CPRO has said.

A senior Railway official told news agency PTI that the panel has been asked to submit a report to the board in three week.

 

Members of the committee reached Mumbai on Monday are expected to meet officials concerned on Tuesday, authorities said.

 

Meanwhile, court has remanded accused constable Chetan Singh to the custody of Government Railway Police till August 7. 

On early Monday morning, an RPF constable shot dead his senior and three passengers in two bogies and a pantry car on board the moving Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra, officials said.

Constable Chetan Singh (34) killed RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena and another passenger in B5 coach with his automatic weapon after 5 am. He then shot dead another passenger in the pantry car five coaches away and went on to kill one more passenger in S6 coach, which was the 8th bogie from the B5 coach, they said.

He was nabbed with his weapon later while trying to flee after passengers pulled the chain of the train which stopped near Mira Road station (on the Mumbai suburban network) at around 6 am.

Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner Ravindra Shisve told the media the exact reason behind the incident was not known yet.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI)