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NHRC Demands Railways Records After Army Jawan Is Fatally Stabbed on Train

Police say coach attendant Zubair Memon is under arrest on a murder charge with a knife recovered from the coach.

Overview

  • Jigar Kumar Chaudhary, 27, was killed on the Jammu TawiSabarmati Express on November 2 while the train passed through Bikaner district in Rajasthan.
  • Reports differ on the trigger for the dispute, with officials probing whether it began over bedsheets or seating in the sleeper coach.
  • An FIR citing BNS section 103(1) for murder and sections of the Arms Act was registered, and a court granted the accused additional three days of police remand.
  • The NHRC issued notices to the Railway Board and the RPF seeking an action-taken report within two weeks and records on attendant recruitment, training and police verification.
  • GRP officials said multiple attendants have been detained for questioning, passenger statements are being recorded, and the victim was declared brought dead at PBM Hospital in Bikaner.