KANNUR: The NIA team have arrived in Kannur to investigate the Elathur train attack. The team will directly inspect the bogie of the train attacked. RPF South Region IG Eshwar Rao has also reached Kannur.

Meantime, the railway police have reached Uttar Pradesh. Two officials of the Kozhikode station went by flight. Their aim is to find out the background of Shahrukh Saifi, believed to be the accused. They will collect information from Noida and Ghaziabad.

The Uttar Pradesh Police is also investigating about the accused. There are reports that the investigation team has obtained information about the attacker's phone. His phone was found to have switched off in Delhi on Friday around 12.15 pm.

There are also reports that Shahrukh Saifi has been taken into police custody. The investigation is being conducted by a special squad led by ADGP M R Ajith Kumar. The ADGP said the investigation has just started and everything will be examined.