“A constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday morning (July 31) shot and killed four people on a train near Palghar station in Maharashtra. Among the dead were an assistant assistant inspector (ASI) and three passengers – all Muslim men with beards – in nine cars,” the report said, adding that the perpetrator was arrested.
He said the culprit has been identified as RPF agent Chetan Singh. Citing other Indian media outlets, the report added that he first shot his senior officer before moving on to the passenger.
The Hindustan Times reported that after killing the fourth victim, he “started a short hateful slur against Muslims that he asked passersby to record for media consumption.” “. The theories have at times been accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has dominated national politics in part through its strong appeal to the land’s Hindu majority. water.
According to reports, the incident stemmed from an argument between the suspect and his superior officer.
The report said the RPF would compensate the heirs and families of the victims.
Conspiracy theories alleging a Muslim conspiracy to secure the numerical supremacy of the faith in India have been the main theme of Hindu nationalist ideologies for many years.
Similar theories that immigrants and minorities “replace” the majority population have also been adopted by the far right in other countries.
Raqib Hameed Naik, founder of Hindutva Watch, a group that monitors reports of attacks against Indian minorities, said during Modi’s visit to the United States in June that “Modi’s comments that he doesn’t ‘have no religious discrimination on his part, is a complete lie. India has become a black hole for religious minorities.
