Godhra: Iliyas Sikander Giteli alias Moteschi, who was in the custody of Godhra police, has been arrested by the government Railway police (GRP) for his alleged involvement in the attack on Sabarmati Express on February 27, which resulted in the death of 59 passengers.

The town police and local crime branch respectively from the city limits in connection with incidents of riot in the town arrested Giteli and Shabbir alias Bhupat Bhuriya Abdul Rehman on August 25.

While Bhupat Bhuriya is still in the custody of local crime branch, Giteli's custody underwent a change on August 30 as he was arrested by the GRP after the latter took the accused's possession on transfer warrant (obtained from railway court) to interrogate him for his alleged role in the carnage case.

So far 75 accused have been arrested by the GRP which is investigating the train carnage case.

On August 27, magistrate Patel, whose court is holding trial in the Sabarmati Express attack case, ordered the attachment of property of 33 accused who were absconding.

He passed the order following an application in this regard by the investigating officer of the train carnage case.

The 33 accused wanted in connections with the attack on Sabarmati Express were declared absconders by the court in July.

The process of the attachment of the property of the 33 accused would be carried out by a committee comprising district magistrate, Godhra Nagarpalika's chief officer, talati cum mantri and regional transport officer of the town, the court said in its order.

PTI