Overview

• A 29-year-old passenger testified she saw a man fall in a pool of blood after an argument ended with two shots fired on the Jaipur–Mumbai Central train.
• The witness said the accused glared at her and blocked access near the washroom before the shooting, describing earlier hostile behavior in the coach.
• She identified former RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary via video link during proceedings before Additional Sessions Judge Y B Pathan in Mumbai.
• Chaudhary is charged under IPC sections 302 and 153-A along with provisions of the Railways Act and the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.
• Prosecutors say he killed ASI Tika Ram Meena and three passengers near Palghar on July 31, 2023; he was arrested near the tracks, remains in custody, and was dismissed from service.