Train shootout: Ruckus by passengers stopped Chetansinh’s killing spree

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Possibly rattled by the unexpected angry response from the passengers, Chaudhary left her and walked ahead...

MUMBAI: Investigations by the Government Railway Police (GRP), investigating the shootout on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express train on July 31, have revealed that Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary had planned to kill more people in the train but stopped his killing spree after passengers in coach S5 created a ruckus and started shouting at him after he pointed his loaded gun towards a Burkha-clad woman.e)..

Before alighting from the train near Borivali railway station, the 33-year-old RPF constable had stopped in coach S5 where he went after killing Azgar Ali, a passenger in coach S6, and making a speech, and telling passengers to make a video recording of it..

The GRP said that after Chaudhary got off the train to flee from coach S5, a train guard too got off the train, hearing the ruckus but Chaudhary threatened him with his gun and told him to return to the train..

Another witness who was sitting on a berth near Abdul Kadar Bhanpurwala Chaudharys second victim -- and was chatting with him during the journey told police that at Vaitarna station Bhanpurwala went to the door with his luggage preparing to get off..