Hyderabad, Jan. 22 -- A Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday, January 21, ordered that the dismissed railway protection force constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, accused of targeted killing of three passengers and a senior colleague aboard the Jaipur-Mumbai train in 2023, be transferred to a mental hospital in Thane for medical evaluation.

Currently in the custody of Akola jail he had been referred to a local hospital for a checkup where doctor suggested for a move to a mental hospital in Nagpur.

The prosecution argued that Thane would however be a more appropriate location as the trial is underway. Two witnesses have testified in the case so far.

Noting logistical challenges in presenting the accused for the hearings, the court agreed. The ca...