MUMBAI, March 27 -- The Sessions Court has ordered that Chetan Singh Chaudhary, the dismissed RPF jawan charged with shooting his senior officer and three Muslim passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express on July 31, 2023, be admitted to the Thane Mental Hospital. Chaudhary, who is currently in the Thane Central Jail, did a four-month stint in the Regional Mental Hospital in Thane last year, after the Akola Central Jail authorities found his behaviour odd. The current order was delivered on Wednesday, when the court ordered the superintendent, Thane Central Jail, to refer and admit Chaudhary to the Regional Mental Hospital, Thane, "for better management and care and treatment till further order". The hospital has been asked to send fortnightly reports regarding his treatment and mental health, "with specific opinion as to whether he is fit to stand trial and capable of conducting his defence.'' The current order follows oral arguments made on March 2 by his lawyer, Pankaj Ghildiyal, asking for bail due to Chaudhary's alleged unstable mental condition. In December 2025, Chaudhary was examined by the Thane prison hospital, also on the orders of the court, soon after his second bail application was filed. The hospital's report submitted to the court described his condition as "stable'', with all his physical parameters normal. Except for the latest hearing held on Wednesday, Chaudhary has been attending court regularly over the last month, sporting a beard and long hair....