Suspect who set passengers ablaze on Kerala train nabbed in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri

Three days after a man set ablaze passengers on a moving train, a special team of the Kerala Police with the help of Maharashtra Police is reported to have taken him into custody, sources said on Wednesday.

The suspect, identified as Shahrukh Saif from Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, was nabbed on Tuesday night in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, according to the Kerala Police.

Saif was taken into custody from Ratnagiri after he was getting treatment from a hospital for his burn injuries, which he is believed to have suffered while setting ablaze fellow passengers. He is also said to have suffered injuries while jumping out of the moving train.