Kerala CM congratulates probe team which nabbed suspect in train fire incident

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday congratulated the investigation team for nabbing the suspect in the AlappuzhaKannur Express train fire incident that claimed three livesVijayan said that the apprehension of the assailant within three days of the incident indicates the investigative excellence of the Kerala Police and the cooperation received from various central and state agenciesHe also congratulated all the police officers who took part in the probe and also the agencies including Maharashtra ATS central intelligence and the Railways that cooperated in the probeMeanwhile the Kerala cabinet today decided to provide Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to the next of kin of those who died in the incidentThe financial assistance would be provided from the Chief Ministers Disaster Relief Fund it decidedAlso Read Maharashtra ATS detains one person in connection with Kerala train arson caseThe suspect Shahrukh Saifi was apprehended from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra by the AntiTerrorism Squad ATS of that stateKerala Police Chief Anil Kant earlier in the day said that it was the outcome of the combined efforts of the SIT formed here central agencies and Maharashtra policeThe suspect has been taken into custody Right now he is in Ratnagiri The process is on to bring him here He will be brought here as soon as possible the State Police Chief saidOn Sunday night an unidentified man set fire to passengers after pouring petrol on them when the train reached Korapuzha bridge near Elathur Nine people suffered burn injuries and are undergoing treatment at various hospitalsThe bodies of a woman an infant and a man who went missing from the train after the fire were recovered from the tracks near the Elathur railway station Police believe they fell off the train or attempted to get down after seeing the fireA Special Investigation Team SIT of the Kerala police was subsequently formed and it had intensified its probe into the incidentAccording to police the incident was probably preplanned as he was carrying petrol in a bottle in his bagThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever