The investigating team had taken him to Kannur for collecting evidence from the two train coaches of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express.
Shahrukh Saifi, police at the site of the train arson. (Twitter)
The Kerala Police have invoked provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Shahrukh Saifi, the main accused in the train arson incident that resulted in the loss of three lives.
A senior police official, who is a part of the special investigation team (SIT), told PTI on Sunday, 16 April, that UAPA provisions were slapped on the accused in the matter and further details will be revealed in the coming days.
The investigating team, which has been granted custody of Shahrukh Saifi, had on 12 April taken him to Kannur for collecting evidence from the two train coaches of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train in which he had set fire to some passengers leading to the death of three persons, including a two-year-old child.
Saifi’s police custody is set to expire on April 18.
A Kozhikode First Class Judicial Magistrate had granted 11-day custody of Saifi to police after he was discharged from the hospital upon undergoing treatment for the injuries he suffered during an attempt to escape from the moving train.
Saifi has also confessed to the crime committed by him, according to the police.
On the night of 2 April, Saifi had set his co-passengers on fire onboard the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train when it reached Korapuzha bridge near Elathur in Kozhikode.
Nine people had suffered burn injuries in the incident while three, including a toddler, were found dead on the tracks. Police suspect that they fell while trying to escape from the fire.
(With PTI inputs)
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