Kerala Police have released the sketch of the suspect in the Kozhikode train fire case and launched a detailed investigation by a special investigation team.
There were reports that the suspect was identified as a Noida native, but police were yet to formally confirm it. Police suspect that the accused is a migrant aged around 25.
Three persons, including a two-year-old child, were killed and nine passengers suffered burns as the culprit set fire in D1 coach of Alappuzha-Kannur executive express (Train no. 16307) on Sunday night.
Bodies of three hailing from Kannur were recovered from the rail track by Monday morning.