Mumbai: The wife of dismissed RPF constable Chetan Singh, who is accused of killing four persons on Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express in July, has claimed that the family had informed the force of his mental health issues in April. The RPF has denied having any knowledge of Singh’s alleged mental health issues.
On July 31, Singh gunned down his senior, ASI Tikaram Meena and three passengers —Kadar Bhanpurwala, Syed Saiffuddin and Asghar Abbas Shaikh—in the train that he was escorting with three other uniformed personnel. The GRP filed a chargesheet against him last Friday.
In a telephonic interview with TOI from Mathura, the wife, Priyanka Singh, said an application was made to the RPF in April, followed by an in-person visit by her mother-in-law to its Mumbai office, seeking Singh’s transfer on health grounds. “We were advised by the administrative staff not to use the word ‘mental health’ as that could cost my husband his job. We informed the RPF superiors that he was facing anxiety and stress and requested for a transfer close to our house in Mathura, but it was not granted,” she said. Singh’s lawyer, Amit Mishra, said he was not provided access to a psychiatrist during police custody.
Priyanka said her husband had never been violent at home. Although she did not deny his involvement in the killings, she said they were neither premeditated nor a hate crime. “During his previous posting in Ujjain, my husband had acquaintances from the Muslim community who used to visit us,” she said. She said Singh had never been part of any political rally or a right-wing outfit. Singh had faced disciplinary action in Ujjain for harassing a Muslim auto driver, but Priyanka claimed that had nothing to do with the driver’s faith.
Since her husband’s dismissal, Priyanka said she has been struggling to feed their two kids, pay the rent and look after her ailing mother-in-law, while looking for a job. “I have no money to pay the legal fees.”
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On July 31, Singh gunned down his senior, ASI Tikaram Meena and three passengers —Kadar Bhanpurwala, Syed Saiffuddin and Asghar Abbas Shaikh—in the train that he was escorting with three other uniformed personnel. The GRP filed a chargesheet against him last Friday.
In a telephonic interview with TOI from Mathura, the wife, Priyanka Singh, said an application was made to the RPF in April, followed by an in-person visit by her mother-in-law to its Mumbai office, seeking Singh’s transfer on health grounds. “We were advised by the administrative staff not to use the word ‘mental health’ as that could cost my husband his job. We informed the RPF superiors that he was facing anxiety and stress and requested for a transfer close to our house in Mathura, but it was not granted,” she said. Singh’s lawyer, Amit Mishra, said he was not provided access to a psychiatrist during police custody.
Priyanka said her husband had never been violent at home. Although she did not deny his involvement in the killings, she said they were neither premeditated nor a hate crime. “During his previous posting in Ujjain, my husband had acquaintances from the Muslim community who used to visit us,” she said. She said Singh had never been part of any political rally or a right-wing outfit. Singh had faced disciplinary action in Ujjain for harassing a Muslim auto driver, but Priyanka claimed that had nothing to do with the driver’s faith.
Since her husband’s dismissal, Priyanka said she has been struggling to feed their two kids, pay the rent and look after her ailing mother-in-law, while looking for a job. “I have no money to pay the legal fees.”
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