In the newest improvement, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will take over the Kerala practice fireplace tragedy case, officers stated on Sunday.

A senior official stated that it was a transparent case of terror however why he chosen Kerala and his motives have been nonetheless unclear.

According to the official, on Sunday, he was interrogated on the medical faculty hospital in Kozhikode whereas being examined by a group of medical doctors, the place he was introduced after the arrest.

“The NIA officials camping in Kozhikode submitted a detailed report to the Union home ministry. It is a clear case of terror involving many states. We will invoke the UAPA (Unlawful atrocities prevention act) soon. We are sure he was sent to the state by his handlers and he got enough local help also,” stated one other official near the NIA.

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“There was enough planning and conspiracy behind the crime and it was not a single-man mission as confessed by the accused,” stated the official.

Three folks, together with a minor lady, have been killed and 9 others obtained burn accidents after the accused poured petrol on fellow passengers and allegedly set them afire on a Kannur-bound categorical practice in Kerala final Sunday evening.

The accused, recognized as one Sharukh Saifi, who additionally suffered burn accidents, was slapped with homicide costs on Friday underneath Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code by a district session courtroom in Kozhikode. He was charged with homicide in a case filed by the railway police.

Saifi, 27, a local of Shaheenbagh in Delhi, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police and Central Intelligence on Wednesday and was dropped at Kozhikode on Thursday the place he’s receiving therapy for the accidents.

At the time of interrogation by a particular investigation group (SIT) Saifi offered contradictory statements through which initially, he stated he was being utilized by somebody and later retracted saying, the whole lot was deliberate and executed by him solely.

Meanwhile, the SIT has recognized the petrol pump in Shornor (Palakkad) from the place he purchased 4 litres of petrol in two bottles.

According to SIT officers, Saifi got here to Shornur on the morning of the day of the assault on April 2 the place he spent greater than 12 hours. In Shornur, officers stated he additionally received a freshly-cooked meal which they present in his deserted bag and it will want extra investigation which might result in others.

He additionally denied any position within the loss of life of three individuals whose our bodies have been recovered from the tracks after the fireplace. It was not clear whether or not they have been pushed out of the dashing practice or they jumped off after the commotion over the fireplace, SIT officers stated.

CCTV footage recovered from the petrol pump confirmed he got here on an auto-rickshaw to obtain petrol which was one km away from the station to keep away from suspicion, officers stated.

SIT officers additionally suspect that he could have gotten native assist in executing the crime as they discovered two cell telephones in his bag which he used to make a name three days earlier than the fireplace incident on March 30. Similarly, his checking account particulars additionally level to a bigger conspiracy, officers stated.

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SIT officers additionally really feel that he was not alone on the practice and a few handlers have been monitoring his actions. His escape from the spot and later how he boarded one other practice from Kannur dodging police must be probed, stated officers.

Upon interrogation, Saifi reportedly instructed the SIT that he jumped off the shifting practice after the fireplace however stored his bag close to the door which he deliberate to come back again and choose it however after the commotion, the bag fell off and it turned a breakthrough resulting in his arrest after it was discovered by the police.

Following the incident, Delhi police and SIT additionally questioned Saifi’s dad and mom, kin and associates. However, his relations claimed that Saifi has been lacking from dwelling since March 30.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised the state’s delay in handing over the case to the NIA. “People can make out easily that it is a case of terror that needs investigation in many states. We have no idea why the state is delaying to handover the case to central agencies,” stated celebration state president Okay Surendran.