'Self-Radicalised' Man Named In Chargesheet In Kerala Train Arson Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in the NIA Special Court in Kochi against the sole accused in the Kozhikode train arson case.

The accused Sharukh Saifi, 27, has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Railways Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public property (PDPP) Act.

Three passengers, including a child, were killed and nine others were injured after the accused allegedly poured some inflammable liquid on passengers on the D1 coach of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express when the train crossed the Elathur station in Kozhikode and set the train on fire on the night of April 2, 2023.