Mumbai:

A courtroom right here on Saturday denied bail to dismissed Railway Safety Pressure (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, accused of taking pictures useless his senior colleague and three passengers on a shifting prepare in July this yr, by stating he was in a “nicely settled place and thoughts” on the time of crime.

His bail was rejected by Further Classes Choose (Dindoshi Court docket) AZ Khan who held the offence was critical.

Chaudhary not solely killed his senior but in addition three others of a “specific group” by making them particular targets, the courtroom mentioned.

The accused uttered phrases which clearly present “he was in a nicely settled place and thoughts to commit homicide of individuals belonging to a particular group”, the courtroom mentioned whereas rejecting his bail plea.

Chaudhary, who’s lodged in a jail in Maharashtra’s Akola, about 550 kms from right here, was current within the courtroom throughout the listening to.

In his bail plea, filed final month by way of advocates Amit Mishra and Pankaj Ghildiyal, the accused mentioned he has been affected by “haunted illusions of the ghostly world”, and performing some bizarre act.

The police had opposed his plea, saying that he appeared to have harboured “anger and grudge” in direction of a selected group and confirmed no regret for the crime dedicated.

If his bail is granted, it might create a destructive picture concerning the legislation and in addition create concern, panic and insecurity amongst sure non secular teams, the Authorities Railway Police (RPF), which is probing the case, had submitted.

Umesa Khatoon, spouse of sufferer Asgar Shaikh, by way of her advocates Karim Pathan and Fazlurrahman Shaikh, had additionally opposed Chaudhary’s bail, saying the accused is a “terrorist minded individual” and “a risk to nationwide safety”.

“There’s prima facie case of 4 brutal murders dedicated by the hatemonger accused witnessed by 39 eyewitnesses and nearly witnessed by the whole nation,” the advocates submitted.

The incident came about on July 31 on board the shifting Jaipur-Mumbai Central Specific close to Palghar railway station in Maharashtra.

He shot useless RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena and one other passenger in B5 coach along with his automated weapon. He then shot useless one other passenger in a pantry automotive and yet another passenger in S6 coach subsequent to the pantry automotive after 5 am.

Chaudhary (34) was later caught along with his weapon whereas attempting to flee after passengers pulled the chain of the prepare and received it to halt at Mira Highway.

In October, the police filed a chargesheet in opposition to Chaudhary.

He has been booked beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (homicide), 153-A (selling enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith, race, native land, residence, language, and many others) and others, in addition to related provisions of Railways Act and Maharashtra Prevention Of Defacement of Property Act. 

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