Jaipur Express train firing: RPF official guns down 4 people; accused arrested | Oneindia News
A Railway Protection Force or RPF constable shot dead four people, including an assistant sub-inspector, on board a running Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train. An official said that the incident took place near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra. The official said that the constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing the RPF ASI and three other passengers of the train shortly after 5 am. Palghar is around 100 km from Mumbai. The constable is reportedly named Chetan Kumar Choudhary. The official said that he opened fire on his Escort duty in-charge ASI Tika Ram Meena in the running train.
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00:00 A Railway Protection Force or RPF constable shot dead four people, including an assistant
00:08 sub-inspector, on board a running Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train.
00:13 An official said that the incident took place near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra.
00:18 The official said that the constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing the RPF
00:22 ASI and three other passengers of the train shortly after 5 am.
00:27 Palghar is around 100 km from Mumbai.
00:30 The constable is reportedly named Chetan Kumar Chaudhary.
00:34 The official said that he opened fire on his escort duty in-charge ASI Tikaram Meena in
00:38 the running train.
00:39 The official added that after killing his senior, the constable went to another bogie
00:43 and shot dead three passengers.
00:46 The constable was caught by police at Mira Road with the help of Government Railway
00:50 Police and RPF officials.
00:52 Initial information suggests that the incident took place in the B-5 coach of the Jaipur
00:57 Express train at 5.23 am.
01:00 Officials said that it was confirmed that CT Chetan on the escort duty fired on an escort
01:06 in-charge ASI.
01:07 They further said that the train has arrived at Borivali and as per advance information,
01:13 casualty of three civilians has also been reported in addition to the ASI.
01:18 The officials added that the constable has been caught.
01:21 DCP Nord, GRP has been informed.
01:24 The Western Railway spokesperson said, "In an unfortunate incident on 31 July, in train
01:30 number 12956 Jaipur, Mumbai Superfast Express escorting staff constable Chetan Kumar shot
01:36 at his colleague escort in-charge ASI Tikaram.
01:40 The constable upon shooting his colleague initially held passengers at gunpoint.
01:44 It is regretted that ASI Tikaram and three passengers were shot at.
01:48 Constable Chetan Kumar got down near Dahisar and tried to flee after alarm chain pulling,
01:53 but was arrested by RPF and Bhayandar along with the weapon.
01:57 Sumit Thakur, who is the chief PRO of the Western Railway said that the reason behind
02:01 the incident was not known yet.
02:03 "We have just got to know at 6 am that one of our RPF constable who was on the escorting
02:17 duty has been shot at.
02:19 We have just got to know that four people have been injured.
02:25 People who have been shot, one of them is RPF ASI and three others.
02:33 Medical attention has been taken to the medical hospital in Burivali.
02:38 Our railway officials have reached the spot and they are available.
02:43 They have gone together and whatever medical and police aid they can get is being done.
02:50 Their families are also being contacted and the amount of excretion is also being given."
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