The wife of Asghar Shaikh, one of the three passengers killed on the Jaipur-Mumbai train on July 31, 2023, has opposed the bail plea of accused dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, stating that had he been of unsound mind , he would not have handpicked the passengers from different bogeys by checking their attire and confirmed they were Muslims before killing them.

In November, Chaudhary filed a bail application claiming that he is “mentally unstable”, which should be considered for granting him bail. Chaudhary is facing trial for allegedly killing his senior assistant sub-inspector Tikaram Meena and three passengers — Asghar Ali Abbas Shaikh, Abdul Kader Bhanpurwala and Syed Saifuddin.

On Monday, the prosecution and Shaikh’s wife, Umesa Khatoo

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