India, Aug. 5 -- For the first time since his trial began in November 2024, former Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary was present in person in court on Monday. Clad in a t-shirt and trousers, the 35-year-old who made headlines after allegedly shooting down his senior and three identifiably Muslim passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express on the night of July 31, 2023, presented a picture of docility as he was led into and out of the courtroom by policemen.

Singh, earlier lodged in Akola Central Jail, was undergoing treatment at Thane Mental Hospital earlier this year, and is currently lodged in Thane Central Jail. The court on Monday passed an order barring his transfer back to Akola without its...