Four individuals, including an ASI from the Railway Protection Force, were killed when an RPF jawan opened fire on the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express, according to the authorities. A hold was placed on the RPF soldier. When the train was headed to Mumbai, an RPF constable by the name of Chetan Kumar allegedly opened fire with his service weapon at ASI Tikaram Meena, three other passengers, and the constable.
“An unfortunate incident has been reported today in Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express. An RPF constable, Chetan Kumar opened fire on his colleague ASI Tikaram Meena and during the incident, three other passengers were also shot. According to a preliminary investigation, he opened fire using his official weapon. The accused has been arrested. The reason for the firing is not clear yet, we are investigating it.” said CPRO Western Railway.
Speaking to the media about the train firing incident, Divisional Railway Manager Neeraj Kumar stated that the information about the incident was received at 6:00 AM in the morning. He further said that shortly after the information was reported, a railway officer reached the spot of the incident and families of the deceased were contacted.
“At around 6 am we got to know that an RPF constable, who was on escorting duty opened fire. Four people have been shot dead. Our railway officer reached the spot. The families have been contacted. Ex-gratia will be given,” said Kumar.
As per Western Railways, ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh will be paid to ASI Tika Ram.
“Ex Gratia: 25 lakh, that includes Railway Surksha Kalyan Nidhi: 15 lakh, Funeral expense: 20000, DCRG: 15 lakh (approx), GIS: 65000 (approx) to be paid to ASI Tika Ram as ex-gratia,” said Western Railways.
Talking about the incident, Chief PRO Western Railway Sumit Thakur said, “In an unfortunate incident in Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express police constable shot at his colleague escort in charge ASI Tika Ram. The reason for this is not established yet. It is regretted that ASI Tika Ram and three other civilians died. Constable was arrested by RPF/Bhayandar. Further investigation is on.”
