Kerala: Three dead, eight injured as man sets co-passenger on fire in train

According to sources, the incident took place around 9.07 pm when the train reached the Korapuzha railway bridge after crossing Kozhikode city.

Kerala: Three dead, eight injured as man sets co-passenger on fire in train

KOZHIKODE: Four hours after the shocking incident of a man allegedly setting afire a co-passenger and injuring eight others in an express train, three dead bodies, including of a woman and a one-year-old child, were spotted between Elathur railway station and Korapuzha Bridge, here at 1 am on Monday.

According to the Elathur police, after the train reached Kannur, some passengers complained about a woman and a child missing. Later, their bodies were found on the tracks.

It is believed that the woman might have jumped out of the train when she heard that a fire had broken out. The woman reportedly hailed from Kannur and the one-year-old child was her nephew.

The body of a man, who had also jumped out, was recovered. He has not been identified yet.

Rasikh, a resident of Mattannur, who reached the Koyilandy taluk hospital with injuries, had given information that two people with him were missing.

These incidents occurred after an unidentified man wearing a red shirt and a cap poured an inflammable liquid on a co-passenger and set him on fire following an argument. The crime happened at around 9.07 pm on Sunday when the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train reached the Korapuzha railway bridge here after crossing Kozhikode city.

Both the accused and the victim escaped from the scene.

At least 8 persons are said to be injured.

Among the injured, one person was admitted to a private hospital with serious injuries and some were shifted to Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital and a few others to the Koyilandy Taluk Hospital.