KOZHIKODE: Elathur train fire main accused Sharukh Saifi has confessed to the crimes, said ADGP M R Ajithkumar. He said the investigation is progressing through the initial stages while the officer confirmed that the bag found on the railway track was Saifi’s. The Delhi native is being grilled by officers in Kozhikode Maloorkunnu police camp.

Meanwhile, Kozhikode railway police have registered a total of five cases against the culprit. The FIR was formed after the complaint from P Sajisha who traveled in the D1 coach at the time of the incident.

IPC 307, 326 A, 436, 438, and railway act 151 have been imposed on Saifi. The FIR states the culprit poured the inflammable liquid on passengers with the intention to kill. The report also mentions the people who got injured. The deaths never found a place in the report as it was after the FIR got registered that the three deaths happened.

Sharukh Saifi was given police custody for 11 days after a magistrate court order.