Train firing: High-level panel members reach Mumbai for probe; GRP to scan CCTV footage from coaches
The Hindu
The Railway Board has set up a five-member committee to conduct a “comprehensive inquiry” into the incident of an RPF constable allegedly shooting dead four persons on a train
Members of a high-level committee, set up to conduct a probe into the incident of an RPF constable allegedly shooting dead four persons on a train, have reached here and they are expected to meet officials concerned on August 1, authorities said.
The Government Railway Police will also scan the footage of CCTV cameras on the train, a senior GRP official said.
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The Railway Board has set up a five-member committee to conduct a "comprehensive inquiry" into the incident which took place on Monday on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express train, an official said.
RPF constable Chetan Singh allegedly shot dead his senior — Assistant Sub-Inspector Tikaram Meena — and three passengers near Palghar station on Mumbai's outskirts, officials said.
The probe committee comprises Principal Chief Security commissioners of the Western Railway and the Central Railway, Principal Chief Commercial Manager of the North Western Railway, Principal Chief Medical Director of the North Central Railway and Principal Chief Personnel Officer of the West Central Railway.
According to railway officials, the panel has been asked to submit its report on the train firing incident to the Railway Board in the next three months.
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