India, March 12 -- Crucial eye-witness testimony in the trial of Chetan Singh Chaudhary, the RPF jawan who shot dead his senior and three passengers in a train on July 31, 2023, came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday, as the accused is currently admitted in a mental hospital.

The court had tried to get Chaudhary's presence through video conferencing, but had been told by the Thane Central Jail that he was admitted to Thane mental hospital.

When additional sessions judge Nandkishor More inquired about the mental condition of the accused, Chaudhary's lawyer Jaywant Patil submitted an application requesting that as his client was under treatment in Thane Mental Hospital since February 20, in his absence, evidence should not be recorded and the ...