Kozhikode, April 7
A court here on Friday granted 11-day police custody of the man who started a fire onboard a train in Kerala that left three people dead and many injured on April 2.
Kozhikode First Class Judicial Magistrate granted 11-day custody of the prime suspect Shahrukh Saifi, who was discharged from the medical college here after undergoing treatment for the injuries he suffered during an attempt to escape from the moving train.
The 18-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) took custody of the accused, who was produced before the court under heavy police protection, for further interrogation, a senior police official told.
Earlier in the day, the Magistrate reached the hospital and remanded the accused for 14 days in judicial custody.
A medical board, which met today concluded that Saifi’s injuries were not serious, and discharged him.
Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the bereaved families of the three victims and handed over a compensation of Rs five lakh each.
Investigating officers, including ADGP (Law and Order), M R Ajith Kumar, and other senior officials today briefed the CM about the progress made in the investigation.
