RawNews1st -Eight people, including women, were injured on Sunday when a man sprayed petrol at passengers in a moving train in Kerala’s Kozhikode and then, ignited it, police said.
The incident took place in the D1 bogey of the Executive Express going from Alappuzha to Kannur, as per IANS.
Accused reportedly poured petrol over a woman and set her afire, after a clash with some passengers, including the woman.
According to Latheesh , who was in the D1 coach, a person, wearing a red shirt, sprayed the petrol and then lit a match. This resulted in a fire breaking out in the coach, which left at least eight people injured.
Some of the injured were identified as Prakash, Ruby, and Jyothindranath, all said to be alumni of Kannur government engineering college.
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