RPF Constable Chetan Singh Mentally Unstable?
Railways Says 'Killer' Constable Chetan Singh's 'Abnormal Hallucinations' Not in Records.
Chetan Singh, the RPF constable, allegedly shot dead his senior and three passengers in a Mumbai-bound train. Some sections of the media have reported that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable was suffering from “abnormal hallucinations" and was diagnosed with a serious anxiety disorder. In a press release by the Railways Ministry said: “The treatment for the present medical ailment has been taken on his personal level by Chetan Singh and is not in official records… He and his family have kept it a secret.” RPF officials — like other railway officials — undergo periodic medical examinations (PME) every five years to test their fitness for the job. “In the last PME, no such medical ailment/condition was detected,” the statement said. Around two hours later, the Railways deleted the statement from the Press Information Bureau website with officials saying that the release stood withdrawn. “A high-level committee has already been set up to investigate these aspects. That is why the release was withdrawn,” a Railway Ministry spokesman said. Psychoanalysis of RPF personnel to make sure they are mentally fit to carry firearms on duty is being considered while the high-level committee probes the circumstances of Monday’s killings. The Railways has formed a committee headed by an RPF Additional Director-General to probe into what went wrong and what measures need to be taken.
