Shahrukh Saifi is accused of setting on fire a co-passenger on Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express by pouring an inflammable liquid at around 9:45 pm on Sunday, April 2, when the train reached the Korapuzha railway bridge after crossing Kozhikode city.
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Police threatened the temple festival committee with strict actions if it violated police directives against using saffron flags or decorations.
The case was registered after a team of women officers recorded the statement of the girl, they said, adding that an investigation has been launched and the friskers who were allegedly involved in the act would be arrested soon. The father had told a TV channel that his daughter was dressed as per the dress code mentioned in the NEET bulletin which did not say anything about undergarments.
CPI (M) workers gathered outside the party headquarters after the incident. Kerala Police have started an investigation into the matter. "We have started the probe. It is at the preliminary stage," G Sparjan Kumar, Police Commissioner said.
It should be noted that, while addressing a public rally in Thrissur, he had said that 'Judges are wearing saffron innerware.' The video of the rally has been going viral on social media.
A video of the incident went viral on social media. In a video, some members belonging to the PFI are seen confronting the crew of a private news channel. They asked the crew to "stop reporting, and leave the locality, or bear the consequences."
Ali alleged that the mob attack him after he quit Islam and added that he was facing threat from within the community for doing so.
The girl’s mother said the survivor was under pressure from police to withdraw complaints against the culprits.