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By India Today News Desk: Kerala Police has decided to invoke provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Shahrukh Saifi, the main accused in the Kerala train attack case that claimed three lives and left nine injured.
A senior police official, who is a part of the special investigation team (SIT), on Sunday said that UAPA provisions will be slapped on the accused in the matter and further details will be revealed in the coming days, reported PTI.
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 the two train coaches of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train. Saifi had set fire to some passengers on the train, leading to the death of three people, including a two-year-old child.
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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 hospital. He had undergone treatment for the injuries he suffered during an attempt to escape from the moving train.
Saifi also confessed to the crime committed by him, according to the police.
KERALA TRAIN ATTACK
On April 2, 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 suffered burn injuries in the incident while three, including a toddler, were found dead on the tracks. Police suspect they fell off the train while trying to escape fire.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), with the help of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), detained Saifi at a railway station in Ratnagiri.
(With inputs from PTI)
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