Archive · 8 Jan 2026
2023 Train Shooting: Bail Plea of Ex-RPF Constable
A former railway police officer named Chetansinh Chaudhary is in trouble for shooting and killing four people on a train in 2023.
He says he was not in his right mind when it happened and wants to be released on bail.
The doctors at the jail say he is stable now.
The court will decide if he can be released.
Chaudhary says he was in a mental hospital for a while, but the people who are against his release say he seems to know what he was doing.
The court will listen to both sides and make a decision.
Ex-RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary is on trial for the 2023 train shooting that killed four people.
A medical report from Thane Central Jail states that Chaudhary is currently hemodynamically stable.
Chaudhary's bail plea, filed in November, claims he is mentally unstable and was treated in a mental institute for five months.
The prosecution and victim's family oppose the bail plea, arguing that Chaudhary's actions were deliberate.
The court will hear arguments on Chaudhary's bail plea, with 16 witnesses already having deposed in the case.
- Who
- Ex-RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary
- What
- Bail plea hearing for the 2023 train shooting case
- When
- Bail plea filed in November; medical report dated December 18, 2023
- Where
- Sessions court, Thane Central Jail
- Why
- Chaudhary claims mental instability; medical report states he is stable
- Accused
- Chetansinh Chaudhary (ex-RPF constable)
- Victims
- Senior sub-inspector Tikaram Meena, Asgar Ali Abbas, Abdul Kader Bhanpurwala, Syed Saifuddin
- Incident Date
- July 31, 2023
- Location
- Jaipur-Mumbai superfast passenger train
- Current Status
- Chaudhary is hemodynamically stable; bail plea to be heard
- Witnesses Deposed
- 16
- Mental Health Treatment
- Five months at Thane mental institute