Overview
- Chetansinh Chaudhary, held in Thane Central Jail, was ordered on Wednesday to be admitted to the Regional Mental Hospital in Thane, which must file reports every 15 days on his treatment and fitness to stand trial.
- The directive followed a March 2 bail plea that cited mental illness after the judge sought, but did not receive, a jail behavior report that was due March 25.
- This is at least his second psychiatric admission, coming after a four-month stay last year when jail staff flagged odd behavior, with discharge papers later describing him as cooperative and oriented.
- Medical notes have conflicted, as the chargesheet mentions no mental illness while a December 2025 check by the prison hospital said his condition was stable.
- He is accused of shooting his senior officer and three Muslim passengers on a Jaipur–Mumbai train on July 31, 2023, and a court denied his first bail in December 2023 citing eyewitness accounts and alleged communal remarks.