India, Sept. 16 -- "A man in police uniform, holding a rifle and looking angry, approached me and said: 'Is desh mein rehna hoga toh Jai Mata Di kehna hoga (If you want to live in this country, you must say Jai Mata Di).' Out of fear, I said 'Jai Mata Di' softly. He told me to say it loudly or he would shoot me there and then. His rifle was pointed towards me. I caught hold of it and pointed it upwards and asked him, 'Who are you?' He replied: 'Let go of the rifle or I'll shoot you.' I let go and he left, saying he'll be back."

This was the testimony recorded on Monday at the Dindoshi sessions court, by a passenger travelling on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express on July 31, 2023, when Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan Chetan Singh C...