Singh, 33, is accused of using an automatic weapon to kill senior RPF colleague Tika Ram Meena and three passengers aboard a moving train near the Palghar railway station in Maharashtra.

“RPF officer Chetan Singh forced Syed S, a passenger in the train’s B2 compartment, to walk at gunpoint to the pantry car, where he fatally shot him. As other passengers witnessed, they traversed coaches B2 and B1 before reaching the pantry car, the official was quoted as saying by media.

According to the police, Singh shot Meena point-blank shortly after the train crossed Vaitarna station. He then murdered a 60-year-old passenger identified as Abdul Kaderbhai in the same compartment. He then crossed four carriages and killed two additional passengers.

After committing the crime, Singh leaned his assault rifle against the side seat and launched a rant against Muslims, which he asked the commuters to record on their phones for media consumption, according to the police.

After the train came to a stop, he exited near the Mira Road station, where a passenger had walked along the tracks after pulling the emergency chain. According to the GRP’s application, Singh fired several rounds at the train before dumping his firearm on the tracks and fleeing towards Mira Road station, where he was apprehended.

GRP stated that it will examine footage from CCTV cameras installed on the train as part of its investigation. An official stated that the Railway Board has established a five-member committee to conduct a “comprehensive investigation” into the train firing incident.

After the RPF squad boarded the train at Surat, Singh remarked that he felt uneasy throughout the journey. He desired to be released at Valsad, but ASI Meena attempted to convince him to complete his duty.

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However, he insisted, and a senior RPF officer instructed him to complete his duty and seek medical attention at Mumbai Central, their destination. “”A medical examination of the suspect has been conducted, but his motivation for the murders remains unknown. We are also accumulating information about other passengers, the officer was quoted as saying by media.

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In the past three months, this is the third time that a stone-throwing incident has been reported on the Vishakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express.

“Vandebharat Express leaving Visakhapatnam on Wednesday was rescheduled to depart at 09:45 Hrs instead of its scheduled departure time of 05:45 Hrs because the C-8 coach window glass is broken due to stone pelting by miscreants,” read an official release of Waltair Division Railway.

Earlier in January, Vande Bharat train maintenance personnel in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, were assaulted with stones.

A Vande Bharat Express coach’s window was broken near Kancharapalem in Visakhapatnam.

According to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Anup Kumar Sethupati, unidentified individuals threw stones at the Vande Bharat train as it arrived in Visakhapatnam for maintenance and train operation. Stones were thrown at railway coaches as they traveled from the Visakhapatnam station to the coach maintenance facility.

“He added that they are currently reviewing CCTV footage and that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is seeking for the accused.

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“The incident was very regrettable. The coach glass of the brand-new Vande Bharat train was shattered after unidentified individuals threw stones at it near Kancharapalem. We are inspecting the CCTV cameras. Our RPF police are actively seeking for them. Once caught, the perpetrators will be punished severely. The railroad is funded by the government. I appeal to individuals who do not engage in such conduct. The cost of the window glass is approximately one lakh rupees, according to the DRM.

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