Kozhikode : Investigators continue their questioning of Sharukh Saif, the prime accused in arson aboard train in Kozhikode. The police confirmed that Sharukh indeed first arrived in Shornur prior to the attack.
The police recorded his testimony affirming he had bought petrol from the pump close to Railway Station on Sunday.
The Deadly Arson : The gruesome incident took place Sunday night close to 9.30 pm when a stranger, now identified as Sharukh, emerged in D-1 bogie seemingly from the D-2 and threw petrol from a bottle on to the passengers and then lit a fire. He then fled the scene. Three, including a child, who jumped out of the running died. Nine others sustained burn injuries. The first of its kind incident in State sent shockwaves across public.
