A local court here on Friday remanded in judicial custody for 14 days the man accused of starting a fire onboard a train in Kerala that led to the death of three persons, including a toddler on April 2.

The accused, Shahrukh Saifi, has been admitted to the medical college here since yesterday for treating injuries suspected to have been caused during his escape after he poured petrol on some passengers onboard the train and set them on fire.