2023 Jaipur Express killings

2023 Jaipur Express killings
LocationPalghar, Maharashtra, India
Date31 July 2023
5:00 AM (23:30 GMT) (IST)
Attack type
mass shooting, mass murder, hate crime, massacre, terrorist attack
Deaths4
PerpetratorChetan Singh

On 31 July 2023, around 5 AM local time (23:30 GMT) on the Mumbai Central–Jaipur Superfast Express train during its journey from Jaipur to Mumbai a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable named Chetan Singh (aged 33) discharged a firearm resulting in four people losing their lives, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI). The incident took place near Palghar, a town in the western state of Maharashtra, approximately two hours away from Mumbai by train.

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