An Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable shot dead four people including his senior officer on a train in Maharashtra state India.
Constable Chetan Kumar Choudhary fired from his automatic weapon, killing an RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and three passengers of the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express near Palghar railway station in the state, an official said.
The constable opened fire on his escort duty in-charge ASI Tika Ram Meena in the running train, the official said.
After killing his senior, the constable went to another bogie and shot dead three passengers, the official added.
The accused then tried to escape from the train between Mira Road and Dahisar, but was nabbed by the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel and his weapon was also seized, he said. The accused is in the custody of the Mira Road railway police, the official said. The bodies were taken out of the train at Borivali railway station, he said.
