Kerala train fire case: Accused confesses to crime; motive of crime yet to be ascertained
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire case: Accused confesses to crime; motive of crime yet to be ascertained

India TV News  

Kerala Train fire case: According to Kerala Police, the prime suspect in the train fire case confessed to the crime on Friday. Earlier, a court here granted 11-days custody of Shahrukh Saifi, who is accused of setting his co-passengers on fire on board Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train when it reached Korapuzha bridge in Kozhikode. On April 3, at least three people were killed and several others sustained burn injuries after an unidentified person splashed an inflammable substance inside the compartment of a moving train and set it ablaze. According to reports, the suspect had poured petrol on a passenger and set a fire inside the D1 compartment of the Alappuzha-Kannur Main Executive Express train near Elathur in Kozhikode district.

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Fresh fire in Alappuzha-Kannur express train that was target of arson attack in Kerala in April
1 year, 6 months ago

Fresh fire in Alappuzha-Kannur express train that was target of arson attack in Kerala in April

India Today  

Months after the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train was attacked by arsonists in April, the train yet again caught fire at Kannur Railway Station in the wee hours of Thursday. Meanwhile, the police searched the CCTV footage of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and saw an unidentified person entering the train, following which the fire incident took place. This incident proves …

NIA to probe Kerala train attack; accused highly radicalised, watched Zakir Naik videos, says top cop
1 year, 8 months ago

NIA to probe Kerala train attack; accused highly radicalised, watched Zakir Naik videos, says top cop

India Today  

Kerala train arson accused, Shahrukh Saifi, used to watch videos of controversial preacher Zakir Naik and was highly radicalised when he planned the attack, said Kerala ADGP MR Ajith Kumar. He used to watch videos of controversial preachers like Zakir Naik and Israr Ahmed,” the ADGP said, adding that they had evidence to prove that Shahrukh Saifi carried out the …

Accused in Kerala train arson case was highly radicalised: SIT
1 year, 8 months ago

Accused in Kerala train arson case was highly radicalised: SIT

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram: A special investigation team of Kerala Police probing the fire incident in a moving train earlier this month, that left three people dead, said on Monday that lone accused Shahrukh Saifi was highly radicalised and videos of controversial Islamic preachers like Zakir Naik and Israr Ahmad were recovered from his mobile phone. A senior SIT officer, who did not …

Kerala train fire incident: Police invokes UAPA, says accused radicalised
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire incident: Police invokes UAPA, says accused radicalised

Live Mint  

The Kerala police have decided to invoke the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against the accused who was involved in the recent fire incident on board a train in Kozhikode. The Special Investigation Team of Kerala police probing the fire incident submitted its report before the Additional Sessions court on Sunday and also invoked section 16 of the UAPA act. …

Kerala Train Arson Accused 'Highly Radicalised', Watched Videos of Israr Ahmad, Zakir Naik - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala Train Arson Accused 'Highly Radicalised', Watched Videos of Israr Ahmad, Zakir Naik - News18

News 18  

Shahrukh Saifi, the main accused in the Kerala train arson incident that resulted in the loss of three lives, is highly radicalised, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 on Monday. Three people, including a minor girl, were killed and nine others received burn injuries after Saifi allegedly poured petrol on fellow passengers and set them afire on a Kannur-bound express train …

Kerala Police to invoke UAPA on accused Shahrukh in Kozhikode train arson case
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala Police to invoke UAPA on accused Shahrukh in Kozhikode train arson case

India Today  

Kerala Police has decided to invoke provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities Act against Shahrukh Saifi, the main accused in the Kerala train attack case that claimed three lives and left nine injured. The SIT, which is currently investigating the case, had taken Shahrukh Saifi, the main accused in the case, to Kannur on April 12 to collect evidence from …

Kozhikode train arson | SIT confirms terror angle, UAPA slapped on suspect
1 year, 8 months ago

Kozhikode train arson | SIT confirms terror angle, UAPA slapped on suspect

The Hindu  

Establishing the Kozhikode train arson of April 2 as an act of terror, the Kerala Police’s special team has invoked sections of the Unlawful Activities Act against the prime suspect, Shahrukh Saifi, as his police custody ends in two days. Evidence collection The police said that Saifi would be produced in the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Tuesday after …

Kerala: Man who set co-passengers on fire charged with murder
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala: Man who set co-passengers on fire charged with murder

Hindustan Times  

Kerala Police on Friday invoked murder charges against Shahrukh Saifi, who was arrested earlier this week in connection with a fire incident on board a Kannur-bound train that left three people dead, a senior police officer said. After initial investigation, it was found that he was responsible for the death of three people, including a child,” a senior police officer …

Kerala train fire: Prime suspect Shahrukh Saifi sent to 14-day judicial custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire: Prime suspect Shahrukh Saifi sent to 14-day judicial custody

India TV News  

Kerala train fire incident: In a recent development to the Kerala train fire incident, the prime suspect was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Friday. On Thursday, after the medical examination tests revealed that he had suspected jaundice, the local magistrate arrived at the hospital this morning and decided to send Saifi to judicial custody. On April 3, at least …

Kerala train fire suspect hospitalised
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire suspect hospitalised

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi native accused of triggering a fire onboard a train in Kerala which led to the death of three, including a child, was brought to Kozhikode in north Kerala from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on Thursday. He said it is not possible to arrive at a terror link without interrogating him in detail and police will decide whether to slap …

Kerala train arson | Suspect brought back to Kozhikode from Maharashtra
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train arson | Suspect brought back to Kozhikode from Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Shahrukh Saifi, the prime suspect in the Kozhikode train arson case who was apprehended by the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad from Ratnagiri railway station on Tuesday night, was brought to Kozhikode city on Thursday morning. Already the Railway Police have registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 302, 307, 326-A, 436, and 438, as well as …

Kozhikode train fire: Top cops roped in to question suspect Shahrukh Saifi
1 year, 8 months ago

Kozhikode train fire: Top cops roped in to question suspect Shahrukh Saifi

India Today  

Kozhikode train fire suspect Shahrukh Saifi has been brought to Kozhikode for police questioning. Several senior police officials have been roped in for the interrogation of Saifi, who allegedly set his co-passenger on fire following an argument inside a moving train near Elathoor in Kozhikode in Kerala on Sunday. A team of National Investigation Agency officials reached Kerala's Kannur city …

Man who set co-passengers on fire inside Kerala train arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Man who set co-passengers on fire inside Kerala train arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad, late on Tuesday, nabbed Shahrukh Saifi, 27, from Ratnagiri, three days after he sprinkled petrol on co-passengers in a moving train that had just left Kozhikode station in Kerala, resulting in the death of three passengers. Kerala police chief Anil Kant said the arrest was the “result of effective co-ordination between different agencies” and the Kerala …

Kerala train fire: Suspect Shahrukh Saifi arrested from Maharashtra's Ratnagiri, has burn injuries on body
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire: Suspect Shahrukh Saifi arrested from Maharashtra's Ratnagiri, has burn injuries on body

Op India  

A probe team of Kerala Police has arrested Shahrukh Saifi from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri. On Tuesday, April 5, a special investigation team from Kerala nabbed the accused around 3 am from a train at Ratnagiri. Shaharukh Saify, the main accused in the Kozhikode case detained from Maharashtra by Kerala Police with the help of Maharashtra ATS. — Raj Shekhar Jha April …

Suspect In Kozhikode Train Fire Case Nabbed By Police In Maharashtra
1 year, 8 months ago

Suspect In Kozhikode Train Fire Case Nabbed By Police In Maharashtra

ABP News  

The suspect in the Kozhikode train fire incident, Shahrukh Saifi, has been nabbed by police from Maharashtra. Three people… — ANI April 5, 2023 News agency ANI reported citing Maharashtra ATS that a joint team of Central Intelligence and the ATS nabbed the absconding accused in the Kozhikode train fire incident from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. #WATCH | Railway Minister Ashwini …

Kerala train attack: Prime accused nabbed from Maharashtra's Ratnagiri, to be interrogated
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train attack: Prime accused nabbed from Maharashtra's Ratnagiri, to be interrogated

India Today  

In a joint operation, Maharashtra Police and central intelligence apprehended the prime accused in the Kerala train fire incident, in which three people died and nine others were injured. Here's how police zeroed in on Sharukh Saifi and nabbed him: The accused went on the run after setting a co-passenger on fire on board the Alapuzha-Kannur Express train in Kozhikode. …

CM Pinarayi Vijayan appreciates SIT for arresting prime accused in Kerala train attack
1 year, 8 months ago

CM Pinarayi Vijayan appreciates SIT for arresting prime accused in Kerala train attack

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday appreciated the special investigation team for nabbing the prime accused in the Kerala train fire incident, in which three people died and nine others were injured. "We appreciate all the police officers who participated in the investigation and other agencies that cooperated, including Maharashtra ATS, Central Intelligence and Railways," said Kerala CM. On …

Kerala train fire: Suspect held for questioning in UP’s Bulandshahr, released
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire: Suspect held for questioning in UP’s Bulandshahr, released

Hindustan Times  

MEERUT The UP Anti-Terror Squad held a man from Syana area of Bulandshahr district for questioning on Monday night in connection with a fire incident on a train in Kerala that claimed lives of three persons, including an infant. ASP, UP STF, Brijesh Singh stated that the STF had not arrested any such person and the ATS might have held …

Multiple agencies at work to collect evidence in Kerala train arson case
1 year, 8 months ago

Multiple agencies at work to collect evidence in Kerala train arson case

The Hindu  

The investigation into the arson attack inside a coach of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express near Kozhikode in Kerala on Sunday is progressing fast with multiple agencies trying to piece together crucial evidence related to the case. Personnel from both the National Investigation Agency and the State Anti-Terrorist Squad inspected the train, now parked in Kannur, and the site near Elathur …

Kozhikode train fire: Search on for accused, railway officials in Noida for investigations
1 year, 8 months ago

Kozhikode train fire: Search on for accused, railway officials in Noida for investigations

India Today  

A team of National Investigation Agency officials reached Kerala's Kannur city on Tuesday. According to Kerala Police sources, two railway officers also went to Noida in search of the accused in the case. Meanwhile, commenting on the incident, Inspector General of the Railway Protection Force, Easwara Rao, told ANI that the officials were reviewing the security gaps. We are confident …

Kozhikode train fire | Kerala police weighing security implications of the arson attack on train
1 year, 8 months ago

Kozhikode train fire | Kerala police weighing security implications of the arson attack on train

The Hindu  

The Kerala police are weighing the security implications of the arson attack inside a compartment of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train in Kozhikode late on April 2. The State police said nine persons sustained severe burns, and three of a family died when they jumped off the moving train in a panic to flee the fire. ‘Police have a lead …

Kerala: Shahrook Saifi enters train coach and sets co-passengers on fire, terror angle suspected
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala: Shahrook Saifi enters train coach and sets co-passengers on fire, terror angle suspected

Op India  

Hours after a man reportedly set a fellow passenger on fire and injured eight other passengers aboard an express train, three people, including a lady and a two-year-old child, were discovered dead on the tracks close to the Elathur railway station. Kerala | An unidentified man poured petrol on a passenger & set fire inside a moving train near Elathoor …

Kerala police intensifies search to nab man who set co-passengers on fire in train
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala police intensifies search to nab man who set co-passengers on fire in train

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The bizarre incident in which a man set his co-passenger on fire aboard an express train in Kozhikode on Sunday, has had Kerala police on its toes with initial leads suggesting that the accused could be a native of Uttar Pradesh. We have received certain leads and we are hopeful of getting to the culprit soon,” said State Police …

Kerala Train Fire: Cops Release Sketch of Accused, SIT Formed; 'Terror Angle' Probe On
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala Train Fire: Cops Release Sketch of Accused, SIT Formed; 'Terror Angle' Probe On

News 18  

The case of a man setting a co-passenger on fire inside a moving train has prompted the police to take up a thorough probe after three bodies were found later on the tracks, followed by the discovery of a suspicious bag that has led to a “terror angle” cropping up. READ HERE | Kerala: Man Sets Co-passenger on Fire in …

Kerala: Man Sets Co-pax on Fire in Train, 3 Found Dead on Tracks Later; 'Terror Angle' Being Probed
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala: Man Sets Co-pax on Fire in Train, 3 Found Dead on Tracks Later; 'Terror Angle' Being Probed

News 18  

At least, three people were found dead, and nine others were injured after a man allegedly set afire a co-passenger on board an express train In Kerala’s Kozhikode on Sunday. As per police, three persons, including a one-year-old child and a woman, were found dead on the tracks near the Elathur railway station in Kerala, hours after the fire incident. …

Kerala train fire: 3 killed, including child; terror angle not ruled out
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala train fire: 3 killed, including child; terror angle not ruled out

Hindustan Times  

Three people were killed and many suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person poured inflammable oil on co-passengers and set them afire inside the D-1 coach of the Alapuzha-Kannur Express around 9.50 pm on Sunday after the train left Kozhikode railway station, the police said. Three bodies, including that of an infant, were later recovered from the railway tracks as …

3 dead in Kerala train attack, SIT to probe case, cops say 'terror angle' not ruled out | What we know
1 year, 8 months ago

3 dead in Kerala train attack, SIT to probe case, cops say 'terror angle' not ruled out | What we know

India Today  

Personal enmity or a sinister terror plot? A special investigation team of the Kerala Police will probe the deaths of three people after a man set co-passengers on fire inside a moving train in Kozhikode, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Monday. Kerala Police chief Anil Kant said the suspect is yet to be identified and a thorough probe is underway. …

Kerala man sets co-passenger on fire after argument inside train, cops probe terror angle
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala man sets co-passenger on fire after argument inside train, cops probe terror angle

India Today  

Eight people sustained burn injuries after a man set his co-passenger on fire following an argument inside a moving train near Elathoor in Kozhikode in Kerala. The incident took place inside the D1 compartment of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train around 10 pm on Sunday. According to railway sources, the suspect, who is yet to be identified, managed to escape …

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