New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 10 locations in Delhi in connection with the Elathur train arson attack case that took place on April 2 this year.
The agency sleuths began out these searches in the morning and the raids are still underway at Shaheen Bagh and other locations of suspects.
The NIA carried out these searches at the hideouts of suspects in the case which was taken over by the anti-terror agency almost a month ago and it started its probe charging the "highly radicalised" arrested accused Shahrukh Safi.
Saifi, 27, a native of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police and Central Intelligence after the train arson attack case. He had also suffered injuries in the attack.
The agency took over the case from Kerala Police in mid-April following an order issued by the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
As it was a case of terror involving many states, the NIA invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
On April 2, Saifi had attempted to set some passengers on fire on board the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express at Elathur in Kozhikode, after spraying them with an inflammable liquid. Three passengers lost their lives while trying to jump out of the train to escape the fire. Saifi was later arrested from Ratnagiri. (with Agency inputs)
