Train passengers killed by RPF constable: Owaisi terms it 'terror attack targeted at Muslims'
Hyderabad/Mumbai, July 31: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday termed the gruesome incident in which a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable shot dead four persons on a train in Maharashtra as a "terror attack targeted at Muslims", and said it is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech and the "unwillingness" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to it.
The constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing a senior RPF colleague and three passengers aboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express shortly after 5 am on Monday, according to officials.
Constable Chetan Singh (34) shot dead RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena and passengers Abdul Qadirbhai Mohammed Hussain Bhanpurwala (48), Akhtar Abbas Ali (48), and Sadar Mohammed Hussain.
"This is a terror attack that specifically targeted Muslims. It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of @narendramodi to put an end to it. Will the accused #RPFJawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt? Will he be garlanded when released? Happy to be proven wrong #JaipurMumbaiExpress," Owaisi tweeted referring to a video by another person circulating on Twitter.
GRP commissioner Ravindra Shisve spoke to reporters in Mumbai, and when asked about a video purportedly showing the accused constable being present near the dead bodies and apparently justifying the killings, said the video clip is being examined along with other materials.
"It is too early to jump to any conclusion, and at this stage it will be premature to comment anything and share any details about the probe," Shisve said, adding that police will investigate and examine whatever material they get.
"This is the first-of-its-kind of the incident on a running train. Passengers are scared. We want to assure them that police will investigate the incident in detail," he added.
This is a terror attack that specifically targeted Muslims. It is the product of continuous anti-Muslim hate speech & unwillingness of @narendramodi to put an end to it. Will the accused #RPFJawan become a future BJP candidate? Will his bail be supported by the govt? Will he be… https://t.co/hEmlXni5np
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 31, 2023
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
