More details have emerged regarding the suspicious fire incident on a train at Elathur in Kozhikode. It has been discovered that the accused Shahrukh Saifi purchased a ticket from Delhi to Kozhikode, but did not arrive at the intended destination. Instead, he landed in Shornur, likely in an attempt to mislead investigators if he was caught. The investigation team suspects that Shahrukh received assistance in Shornur, given the initial attempt to conceal his trip. The accused had likely left Delhi with the purpose of carrying out the attack in Kozhikode. The police were not informed of Shahrukh’s location until the driver of the autorickshaw he used to buy petrol in Shornoor recognized him from media coverage and informed the police. Shahrukh had boarded the Kerala Samparka Kranti Express from Delhi on March 31 and got off at Shornur on April 2. He then boarded the Executive Express at 7:19 pm, but investigators have not determined what he was doing in Shornoor before boarding the train.
Kozhikode ∙ More information is out that can be thought to have been clearly planned behind the fire incident inside the train at Elathur. The investigation team got information that the accused Shahrukh Saifi had taken a ticket from Delhi to Kozhikode. However, Shah Rukh did not land in Kozhikode but landed in Shornur. It is concluded that such a move was made to mislead the investigation team even if he was caught.
The investigation team believes that the accused has received help from Shornoor. This suspicion is reinforced by the initial attempt to conceal the trip to Shornur. After getting the information about the ticket, the investigation team has assessed that the accused had left Delhi with the specific aim of carrying out the attack in Kozhikode itself.
It was not from Shahrukh’s statement that the police learned that Shahrukh had boarded the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express from Shornur. The driver of the autorickshaw in which Shahrukh was traveling to buy petrol in Shornoor saw the picture in the media and identified Shahrukh and informed the police through his friend. Shahrukh’s reply was that he did not know the name of the landing place.
Shah Rukh boarded the Kerala Samparka Kranti Express from Delhi on March 31 and got off at Shornur at 4.49 am on April 2. Went to buy petrol in the evening. He avoided the auto stand in front of the railway station and called an auto to the pump from the stand near Shornur Paruthipra Road, 500 meters away. The statement of the driver is that he bought petrol and brought it back to the same place but asked to go to the railway station.
Boarded the executive express at 7.19 pm. The investigation team did not get a clear picture of what the accused was doing in Shornoor throughout the day.
English Summary: Kozhikode train fire case investigation
As the investigation into the Kozhikode train fire case continues, new information has emerged that suggests the accused, Shahrukh Saifi, had planned the attack with specific intent. The fact that he didn’t land in Kozhikode, but instead in Shornur, and tried to mislead investigators by concealing his trip there, points to the involvement of others. The driver of the autorickshaw that Shahrukh used to buy petrol in Shornur identified him from media pictures, but the investigation team is still trying to piece together his movements throughout the day. This case highlights the importance of continued vigilance and cooperation in preventing such heinous crimes.