Jaipur-Mumbai Train Incident: RPF Constable Remanded To Police Custody Till August 7 For Shooting Four Persons
The court remanded RPF constable Chetan Singh to the custody of Government Railway Police till August 7 for allegedly shooting dead four persons on a moving train.
A Mumbai court on Tuesday remanded Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh to the custody of Government Railway Police till August 7 for allegedly shooting dead four persons on a moving train, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday morning on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train near Palghar station on the outskirts of Mumbai. According to the officials, accused constable Chetan Singh (34) allegedly shot dead his senior - RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tikaram Meena - and three passengers on board the train, PTI reported. Singh 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).
Two of the deceased passengers have been identified by the railway police as Abdul Kadarbhai Mohammed Hussain Bhanpurwala (48), a resident of Nalasopara in Palghar, and Asgar Abbas Sheikh (48), a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, while the third victim was yet to be identified.
The Railway Board has set up a five-member committee to probe the incident, according to officials, as reported by PTI.
Meanwhile, a high-level committee headed by ADG/RPF (HAG) has been constituted to conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the incident. 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 said.
Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner Ravindra Shisve told the media the exact reason behind the incident was not known yet.
On Monday, Western Railway Police Commissioner that the RPF constable had lost his calm and that there was no argument involved in the entire incident. The Commissioner said that the constable was not feeling well when the incident occurred.
"He (RPF constable, Chetan Kumar) wasn't feeling well and lost his calm...There was no argument," Western Railway Police Commissioner said.
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