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New Delhi: Another disturbing revelation has emerged in the railway shooting incident, which paints a horrifying picture and raises questions about the possible motives behind the brutal act.
It seems as if the killer constable had lost his sanity, or else, how could such intense hatred and venom have consumed him? In any case, this matter demands thorough investigation.
According to a report published in the Indian Express, Constable Chetan Singh Choudhary of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been implicated in the shooting of four individuals on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express train on July 31.
The report states that Choudhary had aimed his weapon at a veiled woman passenger and forced her to say ‘Jai Mata Di’ at gunpoint.
This detail has emerged during the ongoing investigation. Citing police sources, the report states that the Government Railway Police (GRP) of Borivali, which is investigating the case, has identified the woman and recorded her statement.
She has been designated as a key eyewitness for the case.
Sources also reveal that the entire incident was captured on the train’s CCTV cameras. Chetan Singh Choudhary shot his senior colleague Assistant Sub-Inspector Takaram Meena and three Muslim passengers, namely Abdul Qadeer Mohammed Hussain Bhansaliwala, Syed Saifuddin, and Asghar Abbas Sheikh, on July 31.
Choudhary initially shot Meena in Coach B5, then shot Bhansaliwala sitting beside him.
Later, he shot Saifuddin in Coach B2 and finally shot Sheikh in Coach S6. Notably, he aimed at the veiled woman passenger in Coach B-3 when Chetan Singh Choudhary was passing through the coaches.
In her statement to the investigators, the woman recounted that Choudhary pointed his gun at her and told her to say “Jai Mata Di” forcefully.
When she did so, he threatened her to say it louder.
The police sources also reveal that when the woman asked Choudhary who he was after removing the gun’s tip from her, he menacingly warned her that he would shoot her if she touched his weapon.
A video of the entire incident leading to the murder went viral on social media.
The voice in the video clip matches the voice of Choudhary, as confirmed by the audio analysis.
Based on these clips and the details provided by the passengers on the train, a case has been filed against Choudhary under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, etc.), 302 (murder), and 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code, along with 341, 342 (wrongful confinement), and relevant sections of the Arms Act and the Railways Act.
