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Week after train killings, RPF constable booked for promoting enmity

Chetan Singh, who allegedly killed his senior, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tikaram Meena, and three passengers, was earlier booked under IPC Section 302 (murder) and sections of the Arms Act and Railways Act.

Week after train killings, RPF constable booked for promoting enmityCourt extends Chetan Singh’s custody till August 11,
Written by: Vijay Kumar Yadav
2 min readMumbaiAug 10, 2023 04:11 PM IST First published on: Aug 8, 2023 at 04:21 AM IST

A WEEK after he allegedly gunned down four persons on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express, Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable Chetan Singh has also been booked under IPC Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence).

Singh, who allegedly killed his senior, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tikaram Meena, and three passengers — Abdul Kadar Mohamed Hussain Bhanpurawala, Syed Saifuddin and Asgar Abbas Sheikh — on July 31, was earlier booked under IPC Section 302 (murder) and sections of the Arms Act and Railways Act.

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The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Borivali told a local court on Monday that it has invoked additional IPC Sections 153A (promoting enmity), 363 (kidnapping), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement).

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