A Court on Tuesday ordered that former RPF constable Chetan Singh be referred to the Thane mental hospital for medical examination after Akola prison authorities informed it that he was suffering from a mental disorder.

The court said the accused would be lodged in Thane jail during his medical examination. Singh is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena and three passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express near Palghar railway station on July 31, 2023. He is currently lodged in Akola jail.