Train firing: 'RPF constable had short fuse; not upset over transfer to Mumbai'

RPF constable Chetan Singh who shot dead his senior colleague and three passengers on board the JaipurMumbai Central Express on Monday had temper issues and he was indisposed on the day of the incident a senior Railway official claimedRailway officials refuted reports that Singh was upset over his transfer to Mumbai from BhavnagarSingh 34 shot dead Railway Protection Force RPF Assistant SubInspector Tika Ram Meena and three passengers in two coaches and a pantry car with his automatic weapon near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra after 5 Am as per initial investigationHe was nabbed with his weapon after 6 am near Mira Road station Mumbai suburban network while trying to flee after passengers pulled the chain of the trainHe constable Singh was not upset He was a bit unwelllater he lost his cool Pravin Chandra Sinha principal chief security Commissioner of Western Railway told reporters while speaking about the firing incidentHe had a short fuse and lost his temper leading to the incident Sinha said when asked whether Singh was mentally unstableAs per the investigation Singh first shot dead his senior Tika Ram Meena and later turned his gun on anyone he saw which resulted in three more fatalitiesAs per Railway and RPF officers Singh was carrying an AK 47 rifle and a magazine with 20 rounds He fired 12 rounds and the rest 8 bullets were seized with the weaponSingh joined the RPF in 2009 on compassionate grounds after the death of his father He was transferred to Mumbai from Bhavnagar in Gujarat last March another railway official saidRailway officials refuted reports that Singh was upset over his transfer to MumbaiFor transfer out of Bhavnagar Singh had given the choice of Mumbai or Ahmedabad divisions and was accordingly transferred to Mumbai they saidSingh hails from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh His family members include his wife and two minor childrenAn official said Singh had gone on leave to his native place earlier this month He resumed duty on July 17While the Government Railway Police GRP has set up an SIT to probe the incident the RPF is also trying to understand the motive behind the killingsA senior RPF official said its constables undergo a health checkup every five years but no record is available to show whether Singh had undergone a health checkup in the last two years or notMeanwhile some video clips shot by passengers in one of the two coaches of the train have gone viral in which Singh is seen standing next to a body holding his rifle and saying something Passengers from both ends of the bogie are seen recording Singh on their mobile phones