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Jaipur–Mumbai Train Shooting Trial Resumes After Mental Fitness Ruling

The sessions court's fitness ruling has allowed resumed eyewitness testimony in the high-profile train shooting case.

Clad in a t-shirt and trousers, the 35-year-old Chetan Singh Chaudhary presented a picture of docility as he was led into and out of the courtroom by policemen (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)
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Overview

  • On August 4, the Dindoshi Sessions Court declared Chetan Singh Chaudhary mentally fit and restarted the trial over the July 2023 Jaipur–Mumbai train shooting.
  • Proceedings were stalled in March when Chaudhary was admitted to Thane Mental Hospital for psychosis evaluation and a review board cleared him for trial this month.
  • Former RPF constable Narendra Parmar described victims begging for mercy, including one who said “God and Allah are one” before being shot twice.
  • Chaudhary is charged under IPC section 302 for murder, section 153-A for promoting communal enmity and relevant provisions of the Railways Act.
  • The court has barred his transfer from Thane Central Jail without permission and will continue witness depositions in the coming days.