What we know about the Kerala train fire probe so far: 10 points
The prime suspect in the Kerala train fire case has been nabbed in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district.
Shahrukh Saifi is suspected of pouring petrol when the train reached Korapuzha bridge near Elathur in kerala's Kozhikode.

Here is what we know so far:
- Saifi was nabbed in a joint operation by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and Central Intelligence agencies.
- He was nabbed after the Kerala police shared information of his location based on the mobile phone data.
- Saifi hails from Noida in Uttar Pradesh and is 24-years old.
- The police had released his sketch, based on the information given by the eye-witnesses.
- The Kerala police are in Ratnagiri. The suspect would be handed over to them, following which he will be taken back to Kerala for questioning.
- A police team had also reached Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, based on the diary entries of the suspect. They were verifying his address.
- Railway minister Ashwani Vaishnav has thanked the Maharashtra government and police for nabbing the suspect.
- A woman, an infant and a man were killed in the incident. They had jumped off the train to avoid getting burnt.
- Nine others had sustained injuries in the incident that took place at 9.45 pm on Sunday.
- The Kerala police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT). It has been found prima facie that the attack was a pre-planned one as the accused had with him petrol in his bag.
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