Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, who shot dead four including his senior onboard Jaipur-Mumbai express train, was dismissed from service on Thursday.
According to an official, the order to sack Chaudhary was issued on Monday by RPF senior divisional security commissioner.
In the past too Chaudhary faced heat from the Railway authorities over at least three discipline-related incidents. Reportedly, earlier he has been involved in the alleged harassment of a Muslim man at a RPF post. Departmental inquries took place against him relating to the incidents.
He was accused of shooting senior officer, Tikaram Meena and three passengers on July 31 near Palghar station on the outskirts of Mumbai.
According to the FIR, Singh told his colleagues hours before the incident that he was not feeling well. Reportedly, he wanted to get off the train but he was asked to complete the shift.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has formed a SIT to probe the incident. Singh was charged under IPC Section 302 (for murder). A five-member committee will conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the incident, said a senior railway official.
Currently, Chaudhary is in judicial custody.
The constable first shot dead RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Meena and a passenger in B5 coach with his gun. Later went on a shooting spree killing two more passengers in S6 coach as well.
Singh lost his temper when he was not allowed to de-board the train that led to an argument with his senior ASI Tikaram Meena.
Another RPF constable Ghanshyam Acharya was with Singh on duty on Sunday. They had boarded the Mumbai-bound train at Surat around 2.53 am. He narrated the events that happened on the night to the police.
Singh and Meena was on duty in the air-conditioned compartments, while Acharya was in one of the sleeper coaches.
“Around half an hour after we started, I went to ASI Meena to submit a report. Constable Chetan Singh and three ticket inspectors were with him. ASI Meena told me that Chetan Singh is not feeling well. I touched him to see if he was running a fever but I could not figure it out. Singh wanted to get off the train at the next station. ASI Meena was telling him that he had at least two hours of duty left,” read Acharya's statement.
However, Singh insisted on being relieved from duty early and to be dropped off at Valsad railway station.
Then later by around 5 am the incident took place and he had shot Meena. The train had stopped between Mira Road and Dahisar railway station where Singh tried to escape but he was caught by the police.
