RPF cop who shot lifeless colleague, 3 Muslim males despatched to custody; high-level panel begins probe
6 min readExpress News Service
A Railway Protection Force jawan (RPF) on Monday shot lifeless 4 individuals throughout 9 carriages on a working specific practice from Jaipur to Mumbai. Among these killed had been an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Tikaram Meena and three passengers, all Muslim males.
Two of the deceased passengers have been recognized as Abdul Kadarbhai Mohammed Hussain Bhanpurwala (48), a resident of Nalasopara in Palghar, Asgar Abbas Sheikh (48), a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, and Sadar Mohammed Hussain.
RPF Constable Chetan Kumar Choudhary first shot lifeless a senior officer, Tikaram Meena, in coach B-5. He then shot and killed Abdul Kaderbhai Bhanpurwala, who was travelling in the identical coach.
Choudhary then walked throughout 4 coaches till he got here throughout a passenger within the pantry automobile, recognized as Sadar Mohammed Hussain, and shot him lifeless.
Choudhary then walked throughout two different coaches earlier than taking pictures lifeless his third sufferer, Asghar Abbas Shaikh, in coach S-6, in line with media stories.
Reports mentioned that the deceased males sported beards and seemed identifiably Muslim.
The Railway Board has arrange a five-member committee to conduct a ‘complete inquiry’ into the incident.
The members of the high-level committee reached Mumbai on Tuesday to start the investigation.
The Government Railway Police may also scan the footage of CCTV cameras on the practice, a senior GRP official mentioned.
The probe committee includes the principal chief safety commissioners of the Western Railway and the Central Railway, the principal chief industrial supervisor of the North Western Railway, the principal chief medical director of the North Central Railway, and the principal chief personnel officer of the West Central Railway.
According to railway officers, the panel has been requested to submit its report on the incident to the Railway Board within the subsequent three months.
In a video shared on social media, Choudhary could be heard hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath because the physique of one of many Muslim males lies at his toes.
“They operate from Pakistan, this is what the media of the country is showing,” Choudhary is heard saying within the video. “They have found out, they know everything, their leaders are there. If you want to vote, if you want to live in India, then I say, Modi and Yogi, these are the two, and your Thackeray.”
The accused constable was nabbed by the police along with his weapon whereas attempting to flee after passengers pulled the chain of the practice which stopped close to Mira Road station (on the Mumbai suburban community).
Meanwhile, a Justice of the Peace courtroom on Tuesday remanded the accused constable to police custody until August 7.
The incident drew sharp reactions from Opposition leaders, who blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and polarised information media for the hate crime
“The cold-blooded murders carried out by an RPF constable is the result of a hyper-charged and highly polarised news media and social media atmosphere,” Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote in a tweet. “The genie of hate is now out of the bottle and it will take a lot of collective effort to put it back in.”
The cold-blooded murders carried out by a RPF constable is the results of an hyper-charged and extremely polarised information media and social media environment. The genie of hate is now out of the bottle and it’ll take a number of collective effort to place it again in.
The message of the…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 31, 2023
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned, “What is going on in some parts of Haryana or what the RPF constable did is like giving deep wounds on the chest of Mother India.”
इक्कीसवीं सदी के भारत में धर्म के नाम पर फैलाई जा रही हिंसा हमारी सर्वधर्म समभाव – सभ्यता की नींव पर कुठाराघात है। इसे किसी भी हालत में बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जा सकता है।
हरियाणा के कुछ हिस्सों में जो चल रहा है या फिर जो RPF कांस्टेबल ने किया वो भारत माता के सीने पर गहरे ज़ख़्म…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 1, 2023
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi described the incident as a “terror attack targeted at Muslims”.
“It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of Narendra Modi to put an end to it,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen occasion chief mentioned. “Will the accused RPF Jawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt?” he tweeted.
A Railway Protection Force jawan (RPF) on Monday shot lifeless 4 individuals throughout 9 carriages on a working specific practice from Jaipur to Mumbai. Among these killed had been an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Tikaram Meena and three passengers, all Muslim males.
Two of the deceased passengers have been recognized as Abdul Kadarbhai Mohammed Hussain Bhanpurwala (48), a resident of Nalasopara in Palghar, Asgar Abbas Sheikh (48), a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, and Sadar Mohammed Hussain.
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Choudhary then walked throughout 4 coaches till he got here throughout a passenger within the pantry automobile, recognized as Sadar Mohammed Hussain, and shot him lifeless.
Choudhary then walked throughout two different coaches earlier than taking pictures lifeless his third sufferer, Asghar Abbas Shaikh, in coach S-6, in line with media stories.
Reports mentioned that the deceased males sported beards and seemed identifiably Muslim.
The Railway Board has arrange a five-member committee to conduct a ‘complete inquiry’ into the incident.
The members of the high-level committee reached Mumbai on Tuesday to start the investigation.
The Government Railway Police may also scan the footage of CCTV cameras on the practice, a senior GRP official mentioned.
The probe committee includes the principal chief safety commissioners of the Western Railway and the Central Railway, the principal chief industrial supervisor of the North Western Railway, the principal chief medical director of the North Central Railway, and the principal chief personnel officer of the West Central Railway.
According to railway officers, the panel has been requested to submit its report on the incident to the Railway Board within the subsequent three months.
In a video shared on social media, Choudhary could be heard hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath because the physique of one of many Muslim males lies at his toes.
“They operate from Pakistan, this is what the media of the country is showing,” Choudhary is heard saying within the video. “They have found out, they know everything, their leaders are there. If you want to vote, if you want to live in India, then I say, Modi and Yogi, these are the two, and your Thackeray.”
The accused constable was nabbed by the police along with his weapon whereas attempting to flee after passengers pulled the chain of the practice which stopped close to Mira Road station (on the Mumbai suburban community).
Meanwhile, a Justice of the Peace courtroom on Tuesday remanded the accused constable to police custody until August 7.
The incident drew sharp reactions from Opposition leaders, who blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and polarised information media for the hate crime
“The cold-blooded murders carried out by an RPF constable is the result of a hyper-charged and highly polarised news media and social media atmosphere,” Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote in a tweet. “The genie of hate is now out of the bottle and it will take a lot of collective effort to put it back in.”
The cold-blooded murders carried out by a RPF constable is the results of an hyper-charged and extremely polarised information media and social media environment. The genie of hate is now out of the bottle and it’ll take a number of collective effort to place it again in.
The message of the…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 31, 2023
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned, “What is going on in some parts of Haryana or what the RPF constable did is like giving deep wounds on the chest of Mother India.”
इक्कीसवीं सदी के भारत में धर्म के नाम पर फैलाई जा रही हिंसा हमारी सर्वधर्म समभाव – सभ्यता की नींव पर कुठाराघात है। इसे किसी भी हालत में बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जा सकता है।
हरियाणा के कुछ हिस्सों में जो चल रहा है या फिर जो RPF कांस्टेबल ने किया वो भारत माता के सीने पर गहरे ज़ख़्म…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 1, 2023
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi described the incident as a “terror attack targeted at Muslims”.
“It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of Narendra Modi to put an end to it,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen occasion chief mentioned. “Will the accused RPF Jawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt?” he tweeted.
