Kerala Train Arson Case Live Updates: Accused Shahrukh Saifi remanded to 14-day judicial custody

A day after Sharukh Saifi, key suspect in train arson attack, was nabbed, SIT probing the case was baffled by the contradictory nature of his statements during preliminary probe. He was reluctant to reveal the motive behind the incident. During initial questioning by Maharashtra ATS, he claimed that he acted on someone's instructions, but he told the SIT that he alone carried out the attack.

Shahrukh Saifi (24), the suspect in Kozhikode train arson case who was nabbed from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and brought to Kozhikode early on Thursday morning, was admitted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital after a blood test, conducted as part of medical examination, showed that he had a jaundice infection. Following this, he was admitted to the special police cell at the medical college for treatment.

Munsiff magistrate judge on Friday remanded Kerala train fire accused Shahrukh Saifi to 14-day judicial custody. The accused will continue to remain under medical treatment at Govt Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode.

Tamil Nadu reported 273 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, including 98 cases in Chennai, taking the active cases tally in the state to 1,366. Key epidemic indicators including test positivity rate and hospitalisation numbers have been increasing with the spike in new cases.Until Tuesday, less than 20 people were admitted to hospitals and none of them required oxygen or intensive care. On Wednesday, 69 Covid-19 patients were in hospitals including 19 requiring oxygen support and three in intensive care. On Thursday, the number of people admitted to hospitals rose to 76. The deaths reported in districts over the last two days were not added to the bulletin as they are being reviewed by the reconciliation committee, officials said.

The Met department at Kolkata airport is in the process of installing a new radar and wind profiling machine to assess wind speed and issue improved and more accurate forecast to airlines so that they can plan their routes accordingly to avoid inclement weather systems. This will make air travel safer.

If all goes well, two Metro trains will chug along the twin tunnels below the Hooghly this Sunday, marking India's much-awaited maiden under-river journey. It will be another honour for Kolkata, which was the first Indian city to get a Metro in October 1984, some 18 years before Delhi got its first Metro line in December 2002.

Over 100 huts were gutted in a fire that broke out in a slum area near Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan Hospital under the Shastri Nagar police station area in the city on Thursday, triggering a series of gas cylinder explosions. More than 20 fire tenders took hours to control the blaze. There was, however, no report of any casualty.

The rise in temperature is taking tipplers to the liquor stores but leaving them high and dry with only a few brands of beer available in the city. The unavailability of refrigeration facilities at most government-run shops also disappoint the customers hoping to get "chilled" beer.Delhi currently has 573 liquor shops under four government corporations - Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC),