India, Feb. 28 -- After a gap of more than two months, the trial of former RPF jawan Chetan Singh Chaudhary, accused of shooting dead his senior colleague and three identifiably Muslim passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express in July 2023, resumed on Friday.

The 35-year-old, who was present in the Dindoshi sessions court, appeared a far cry from the widely circulated photograph taken at the time of his arrest, in which he was seen in uniform and wearing dark glasses.

Now bearded, with streaks of grey in his beard and hair, Chaudhary looked alert and composed as he stood up to state his name during the examination-in-chief of Naib Tehsildar Rupesh Palave, the 16th witness in the trial. Until now, Chaudhary had looked blank...