Kerala train fire: Maharashtra ATS nabs suspect near Ratnagiri
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Wednesday nabbed a suspect in connection with the incident of arson aboard an express train in Kozhikode district of Kerala in which three people were killed, an ATS official said.
It was an joint operation of central intelligence and anti-terrorism squad personnel who caught the suspect, identified as Shahrukh Saifi, near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, he said.
A sketch of the suspect by released by the Kerala Police based on the description given by a witness, the official said.
The Kerala Police officials have reached Ratnagiri and the suspect will be handed over to them for further probe into the incident, he said.
On 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 hospitals.
The 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, late on Sunday night. Police believe they fell off the train or attempted to get down after seeing the fire.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala Police was subsequently formed and it had intensified its probe into the incident.
According to police, the incident was probably pre-planned as he was carrying petrol in a bottle in his bag.
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10-year-old boy stuck in borewell in MP's Guna, rescue operation on
Bhopal, Dec 28: A 10-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Saturday evening and a rescue operation was underway, officials said.
The incident took place in Raghogarh area.
Sumit Meena, the boy, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at Pipliya village, about 50 km from Guna district headquarters, about 5 pm.
He was trapped at a depth of around 39 feet, Raghogarh Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh told PTI from the spot.
A parallel pit has been dug to rescue him, he said.
While police started the rescue operation immediately, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also arrived from Bhopal, the MLA said.
Oxygen was being pumped into the borewell, he said.
