<p>With the Kerala police invoking the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Kerala train arson incident, the National Investigation Agency took over the case on Tuesday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/nia-carries-out-searches-in-karnataka-maharashtra-in-case-linked-to-al-qaeda-in-indian-subcontinent-1190284.html" target="_blank">According to sources, the NIA</a> took over the case mainly because the accused Shahrukh Saifi hailed from Delhi and the involvement of any extremist outfits in the incident need to be probed.</p>.<p>With the union home ministry issuing a notification for taking over the case, the NIA Kochi unit filed a fresh FIR. The accused, who was in custody of Kerala police, was produced before court and shifted to prison. NIA may seek his custody later.</p>.<p>Additional DGP (law and order) M R Ajithkumar who was heading the special investigation team said on Monday that Saifi was a highly radicalised person and he used to frequently watch videos of Islamic preachers. He also said that the fire incident was a planned one.</p>.<p>Section 16 of the UAPA for terrorist act was invoked by the Kerala police in the case.</p>.<p>NIA and other central agencies have been looking into the case right from the initial stages owing to suspected extremist links.</p>.<p>Three persons were killed and nine suffered burns in the fire in D1 coach of Alappuzha - Kannur executive express train on April 2 as it reached Kozhikode. The accused set fire after sprinkling inflammable solution on the passengers and the coach.</p>
<p>With the Kerala police invoking the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Kerala train arson incident, the National Investigation Agency took over the case on Tuesday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/nia-carries-out-searches-in-karnataka-maharashtra-in-case-linked-to-al-qaeda-in-indian-subcontinent-1190284.html" target="_blank">According to sources, the NIA</a> took over the case mainly because the accused Shahrukh Saifi hailed from Delhi and the involvement of any extremist outfits in the incident need to be probed.</p>.<p>With the union home ministry issuing a notification for taking over the case, the NIA Kochi unit filed a fresh FIR. The accused, who was in custody of Kerala police, was produced before court and shifted to prison. NIA may seek his custody later.</p>.<p>Additional DGP (law and order) M R Ajithkumar who was heading the special investigation team said on Monday that Saifi was a highly radicalised person and he used to frequently watch videos of Islamic preachers. He also said that the fire incident was a planned one.</p>.<p>Section 16 of the UAPA for terrorist act was invoked by the Kerala police in the case.</p>.<p>NIA and other central agencies have been looking into the case right from the initial stages owing to suspected extremist links.</p>.<p>Three persons were killed and nine suffered burns in the fire in D1 coach of Alappuzha - Kannur executive express train on April 2 as it reached Kozhikode. The accused set fire after sprinkling inflammable solution on the passengers and the coach.</p>