Kozhikode Train Fire: We Need To Install CCTVs In Railway Coaches, Says RPF IG

Kozhikode Train Fire: We are confident of apprehending the accused, said Inspector General of Railway Protection Force Easwara Rao.

Police sealing the train in which the fire was reported in Kozhikode

Source : ANI

Inspector General of Railway Protection Force Easwara Rao said that they are reviewing the security gaps in connection with Kozhikode train fire incident.

 

On the Kozhikode train fire incident, Inspector General of Railway Protection Force Easwara Rao said, "Kannur | This is an unfortunate incident. We are reviewing the security gaps. We need to install CCTVs in railway coaches and smaller railway stations. We are confident of apprehending the accused."

 

Kannur | This is an unfortunate incident. We are reviewing the security gaps. We need to install CCTVs in railway coaches and smaller railway stations. We are confident of apprehending the accused: Inspector General of Railway Protection Force, Easwara Rao on the Kozhikode train… pic.twitter.com/hC2TxqaOfj

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2023

Three persons, including a two-year-old child, died and nine others suffered injuries after an accused sprinkled petrol and set the people inside a coach on fire in D1 Coach of Train 16307, Alappuzha-Kannur Express at 9.30 pm on Sunday. 

Two other passengers who also suffered injuries are said to be critical. 

The police recovered the bodies of the deceased from the railway track since the victims fell off the moving train while trying to escape the attack. The victims were identified as Rahmath, her niece and another man named Naufeeq. 

After the incident, the accused jumped off the train and escaped from the spot. 

Later, the police said that the suspect is Shahrukh Saifi, a native of Noida and he had been working in the construction sector in Kozhikode. The police then released a sketch of the suspect's face but the accused is yet to be arrested.

A Special Investigation Team with 18 members has been formed to investigate into the case. The NIA has also started investigating into the incident.

The DGP said that the conspiracy angle would be probed.