A particular court docket right here on Friday granted NIA seven days custody of the accused within the practice arson case.

The Nationwide Investigating Company, which took over the case from the state police final week, produced Shahrukh Saifi earlier than the court docket and sought his custody for detailed interrogation within the case. The NIA court docket right here granted custody of the accused to the company from Could 2 to eight, sources stated.

Within the software in search of custody of the accused, the NIA stated the investigation has to this point revealed that the accused began a hearth, inflicting terror, panic and concern among the many passengers on board the practice, which resulted within the demise of three folks and burns to many.

“If the accused is launched on bail, there may be each chance that the accused will hamper with the investigation and abscond and might also commit such terrorist actions inflicting untold injury, each life and liberty of the residents in addition to injury to property,” the company stated in its software earlier than the court docket right here.

The case was registered beneath varied sections of Indian Penal Code, Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, Railway Act and Explosive Substance Act.

On the evening of April 2, accused Shahrukh Saifi had set his co-passengers on hearth onboard the Alappuzha-Kannur Govt Specific practice when it reached Korapuzha bridge close to Elathur in Kozhikode.

9 folks had suffered burn accidents within the incident whereas three, together with the toddler, had been discovered lifeless on the tracks. Police suspect that they fell whereas attempting to flee from the hearth.