Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- "The charges against the accused attract the death penalty, and the evidence so far recorded shows a prima facie case exists. Giving him bail at this point would prejudice the case." This was the reply filed on Monday by public prosecutor Sudhir Sapkale to the second bail application moved by former RPF constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary, who is accused of murdering his senior officer and three identifiably Muslim passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express on July 31, 2023. The 36-year-old has been dismissed from service and is currently facing trial before the Dindoshi sessions court. On Monday, the wife of one of the victims, Asgar Shaikh, who is an intervenor in the case, also filed her reply in court, in which she argued that this was not a case fit for bail. Describing the case as "rarest of rare", her lawyer, advocate Karim Pathan, argued that Chaudhary's claim of mental breakdown was not supported by eyewitness testimony, which had described the RPF cop going from compartment to compartment hunting for passengers who looked Muslim, before shooting them. Pathan further said that a video of Chaudhary's speech in the train showed that he was motivated by hate against a particular community. He also highlighted that RPF protocols demand that only those of sound mind are employed. Both replies pointed out that the evidence was still part heard, and this was not an appropriate stage to consider bail. The court also heard the testimony of the first two police officers who encountered Chaudhary after he alighted from the train. After being informed about the firing, JP Yadav, an RPF head constable who was on duty at Mira Road station, was proceeding towards the train when he came face to face with Chaudhary, he told the court. When he confronted Chaudhary, he allegedly told him to move out of his way, or he'd shoot him. Yadav said he did as he was told, after which Chaudhary went towards Mira Road station. Yadav then called police officers at Mira Road station to warn them that the armed constable was headed their way. That was when GRP constable Kiran Gaekwad set off to find Chaudhary, accompanied by RPF ASI Pawan Tamang. Soon after, Yadav saw Chaudhary on the foot-over bridge at Mira Road station. When Yadav, accompanied by GRP constable Dilip Pawar, approached Chaudhary, he tried to resist, holding his belt in his hand, but Gaekwad and Tamang had arrived by then, and the four of them managed to catch hold of him. They then took him to the GRP chowky at Mira Road station. Both cops identified Chaudhary, who was produced in court through video conference....