Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George said that free treatment will be provided to all those who were burnt and injured in the Kozhikode train fire incident. The Director of the Health Department and the Director of the Medical Education Department have been directed to ensure adequate treatment for them free of charge.
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that the person who sought treatment at the Kannur district hospital after the train fire incident at Elathur in Kozhikode has no connection with the arson case. The police confirmed that the person who sought treatment was from Odisha.
The police said that the person who sought treatment was involved in the beating case. Meanwhile, the police are investigating whether bloodstains were found on the road near the Elathur Hindustan Petroleum Plant and whether it is related to the train fire incident.
State Police Chief Anil Kant has ordered a special investigation team to investigate the attack on the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train last day. Malappuram Crime Branch SP P Vikraman is the head of the gang. There are 18 members in the group.
Anti-Terrorism Squad DYSP Baiju Paulus, Kozhikode Town Assistant Commissioner P. Bijuraj, and Tanur DYSP V V Benny are members. Also, inspectors, sub-inspectors, and other police officers of various stations are members.
The investigation will be under the direct supervision of the Law and Order Division ADGP. The state police chief was directed to complete the investigation and submit the report as soon as possible.
Dramatic scenes unfolded on the Alappuzha Kannur Executive when it left Elathur station at 9:30 pm on Sunday. The assailant reached from the D2 coach to the D1 coach of the slow-moving train with two bottles of petrol. The coach, which was less crowded, had passengers in many seats.
The assailant poured petrol on everyone’s bodies and then set them on fire. When the fire broke out, the passengers raised the alarm and pulled the chain to stop the train, but the D1 coach came and stopped on the Korapuzha bridge. No one could get out. The assailant ran away from there. After this, 3 dead bodies including a woman and a child were found on the railway track.
The dead bodies of Naufiq (39), Rahmat (48), and Zahra, natives of Mattanur, were found. The initial conclusion of the police is that they may have jumped to escape after seeing the violence on the train. The Kozhikode railway police registered a case against the accused under five sections including an attempt to murder, the Explosive Substances Prohibition Act and Railway Act against arson.
