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Jaipur-Mumbai Central train firing case: GRP files chargesheet against ex-RPF constable

Former RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary had gunned down four people including his senior officer and three other passengers onboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train.

Ex-RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary who gunned down four people onboard Jaipur-Mumbai train. Image Source : FILE PHOTOEx-RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary who gunned down four people onboard Jaipur-Mumbai train.

Mumbai-Jaipur train firing: The Government Railway Police (GRP) has filed a 1,206-page chargesheet in the Jaipur-Mumbai Express train firing in which a former Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary, 33, gunned down his senior officer and three other passengers on July 31.

According to the chargesheet, the cops have added IPC sections 364 (kidnapping for murder), 427 (mischief and causing loss), 506-2 (death threats) in addition to already existing sections 302, 153 A, 341, and 342.

The chargesheet doesn't mention anything about Chetan Singh Chaudhary's mental illness.

Around 150 witness statements are mentioned in the chargesheet including of those passengers who witnessed the entire episode. The chargesheet also has video footage in the form of evidence including those shot by the passengers.

Although there is no video of the firing on the CCTV, rather the accused is seen walking with his gun.

GRP has appealed to the court to present the accused during the hearing only through video conferencing but the defense has opposed it. Accused Chetansinh is currently lodged in Akola jail.

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