KANNUR: Police have arrested a youth named Sarbeshwar Parida, a native of Odisha, for pelting stones at trains. Police said that the accused had pelted stones at two trains. The accused was caught after examining more than 100 CCTV footages. The police said that the suspect has been working in Kannur for ten years. The RPF and Kerala Police had conducted investigations into the incident.

Kannur City Police Commissioner Ajith Kumar said that Sarbeshwar has confessed to the crime. He said that the accused was under the influence of alcohol and that there were no signs of sabotage in the incident. Stones were pelted on the Netravati Express and Chennai Super Fast trains last Sunday at Parakkandi in Kannur. The incident happened between 7 pm and 7:30 pm.