TODAY MORNING WHEN JAIPUR MUMBAI CENTRAL EXPRESS WHICH WAS MOVING BETWEEN MIRA ROAD AND BHAYANDER RAILWAY STATIONS THERE WAS A SUDDEN FIGHT BETWEEN ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR MEENA AND ONE CONSTABLE CHETAN WHO WERE PROVIDED ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS TO PERFORM ESCORTING DUTIES OF THE ABOVE SAID TRAIN CHETAN FIRED FROM HIS SERVICE REVOLVER AND INSTANTLY KILLED ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR MEENA ALONG WITH 3 OTHER PASSENGERS WHO WERE TRAVELLING IN COACH NO D5 AND D6 AT BHYANDER RLY STATION GRP AND CITY POLICE HAVE SEIZED THE FIRED ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS FROM CUSTODY OF CHETAN AND THE TRAIN DEPARTED FOR ITS DESTINATION STATION MUMBAI CENTRAL TERMINUS OF WESTERN RAILWAY

IT IS RELIABLY LEARNT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT THE MAIN MOTIVE BEHIND THE FIRING INCIDENCE WAS THAT CONSTABLE CHETAN WHO WAS RECENTLY TRANSFERED FROM BHAVNAGAR WAS NOT SPARED ON LEAVE AS HIS MOTHER WAS NOT FEELING WELL AT BHAVNAGAR BEING HIS NATIVE TOWN.NOW WHAT PRECAUTIONS ARE TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SUCH CASES OF FIRINGS DURING TRAIN ESCORTINGS WITH ARMS BY RLY POLICE FORCE;-

  1. THE PREVIOUS RECORDS OF STAFF DEPLOYED WILL BE SCRUTINISED TO SEND THOSE POLICE STAFF FOR TRAIN ESCORTING DUTIES WHO ARE WELL MANNERED AND SOFT SPOKEN AND OF CALM AND HELPFUL TEMPRAMENT SO AS TO TAKLE THE TRAVELLING PASSENGERS ON INDIAN RAILWAYS TRAINS.
  2. GRP AND RPF MAY BE SENT FOR JOINT ESCORTING OF IMPORTANT TRAINS OVER INDIAN RAILWAYS.
  3. STAFF WHOSE RECORDS ARE RED AS THEY HAVE SHORT TEMPERS SUCH STAFF SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM TRAIN ESCORTING DUTIES.
  4. AFTER EVERY THREE MONTHS ALL THE STAFF USING AND KEEPING GUNS FOR ESCORTING DUTIES OF RAILWAY TRAINS THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS MAY BE DONE BY TRAINED PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO ARE HAVING 30 TO 40 YEARS OF EXPERIANCE IN PRIVATE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS DETECTION OF PRIVATE PATIENTS ALSO RAILWAY PSYCHOLOGISTS WILL TEST ALL RLY POLICE STAFF AND GRP STAFF WHO ARE DEPLOYED FOR VIP SECURITY DUTIES OR MAY BE TRAIN ESCORTINGS AND ISSUE MENTAL FITNESS CERTIFICATES AFTER EVERY 6 MONTHS.
  5. AS MOST OF THE FRACTRICIDE INCIDENTS OF FIRINGS TAKES PLACE IN OTHER FORCES ALSO HENCE STAFF WHO NEED URGENT LEAVE MAY BE SPARED BY THE CONTROLLING OFFICERS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY AS DUE TO DELAY IN SANCTIONING OF STAFF LEAVES IT CREATES DISCONTENTMENT AND HATREDNESS AMONGST THE STAFF WHO HAVE GENUINE GRIEVANCES IN SUCH CASES LEAVE OF STAFF WHO ARE STAYING AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE SERIOUS AND IN DIFFICULTIES AND WORRIES AND IN HUGE MENTAL TENSIONS AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR BELOVED FAMILY MEMBERS FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO THESE HARDSHIPS THE SUBORDINATE POLICE BECOMES RESTLESS AND BECOME DISGRUNTLED HENCE SUBORDINATE STAFF MAY BE SPARED LIBERALLY ON LEAVE WHO ARE STAYING FAR AWAY FROM THEIR NEAR AND DEAR ONES SO THAT WHEN THEY RETURN FOR DUTIES AFTER THEIR SANCTIONED LEAVES IS EXPIRED THEY ARE ABLE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT ANY MENTAL STRESS AND TENTIONS DURING ESCORTINGS OF DUTIES WITH ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS.