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India News Live Updates: 4 persons traveling by train from Jaipur to Mumbai were shot dead by RPF jawan
India News Live Updates: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan on Monday shot dead 4 persons on board a train near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra, an official said. The jawan fired from his automatic weapon, killing another RPF jawan and three passengers of the train, which was on way to Mumbai from Jaipur, the official said. Palghar is around 100 km from Mumbai.
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