Train arson case: Court grants seven-day custody of accused to NIA

A special court here on Friday granted NIA seven days custody of the accused in the train arson case. The National Investigating Agency, which took over the case from the state police last week, produced Shahrukh Saifi before the court and sought his custody for detailed interrogation in the case.

The NIA court granted custody of the accused to the agency from May 2 to 8, sources said. In the application seeking custody of the accused, the NIA said the investigation has so far revealed that the accused started a fire, causing terror, panic and fear among the passengers on board the train, which resulted in the death of three people and burns to many.