RPF Constable Kills His Senior, Enters Another Boggie Shoots 3 Passengers Dead In Jaipur-Mumbai Train

The RPF jawan killed his senior and RPF Assistant Sub Inspector and then entered another boogie where he shot dead three passengers, according to a report in PTI.

The accused has been identified as Chetan Kumar Choudhary and his senior and RPF Assistant Sub Inspector is recognised as Tika Ram Meena. The names of the passengers who died in the incident have not been revealed yet.

The constable was caught by police at Mira Road with the help of Government Railway Police and RPF officials. His weapon has also been seized.

The jawan fired from his automatic weapon on the moving train which was on its way to Mumbai from Jaipur, the official said. Palghar is around 100 km from Mumbai.

"An RPF constable opened fire inside a moving Jaipur Express Train after it crossed Palghar Station. He shot one RPF ASI and three other passengers and jumped out of the train near Dahisar Station," the Western Railways said in a statement.

Going by the preliminary reports, the firing took place in the B5 coach of the Jaipur Express train (12956) at 5.23 am, Hindustan Times reported.

"It was confirmed that CT Chetan in the escort duty fired on an escort in-charge ASI. The train has arrived at Borivali and as per advance information casualty of three civilians has also been reported, in addition to ASI. The said constable has been caught. DCP North GRP has been informed," the website quoted the officials as saying.

On the other hand, Western Railways has announced an ex-gratia for the next of kin of deceased ASI Tikaram Meena. "Rs 15 lakhs will be given from Railway Surksha Kalyan Nidhi, Rs 20,000 for funeral expenses, Rs 15 lakhs as Death cum Retirement Gratuity, Rs 65,000 as General Insurance Scheme," the statement said.