Sri Lankan safety forces suspect {that a} 46-year-old man acted as a handler for the 4 Sri Lankan nationals who have been arrested at Ahmedabad airport in India final week for alleged hyperlinks to the banned Islamic State (ISIS) group. stated a media report. on Monday.
Sri Lankan police revealed that the needed suspect, recognized as Osmand Gerrard, a resident of Dematagoda, typically modifications his look, and these are among the appearances detectives suspect he could also be carrying now, information portal Newsfirst reported.
Sri Lanka Police not too long ago introduced a money reward of Rs 2 million for any credible info relating to the whereabouts of the needed suspect.
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Might 19 arrested 4 Sri Lankans with hyperlinks to ISIS at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhai Patel Airport.
The ATS additionally seized three pistols and cartridges deserted at a spot in Ahmedabad as per geographical coordinates and seized a cell phone from his possession.
The 4 males had taken an Indigo flight from Colombo to Chennai on Might 19.
Amongst these detained, Mohammed Nusrat is a businessman concerned within the import of telecommunications gadgets and electrical gear from international locations akin to Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai, based on the information portal.
Nusrat operated in Colombo, the place he bought these imported merchandise.
Mohammad Nafran, 27, who was additionally arrested, has been recognized because the son of the primary spouse of Niyas Naufer, also called ‘Potta Naufer’, the infamous underworld felony who was sentenced to loss of life for the homicide of the decide of the Sarath Ambepitiya Excessive Courtroom.
The opposite two Sri Lankans are Mohammad Faris, 35, of Maligawatte, Colombo, and Mohammad Rashdeen, 43, of Colombo 13.
Mohammad Faris had labored as a ‘Nattami’ or cart puller in Pettah, and was arrested by the Colombo Crime Department on March 11, 2023 and November 1 of the identical yr.
On Might 21, his shut affiliate Hameed Amir was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Division. Mohammad Faris had left for Chennai, India, on Might 19.
The opposite suspect is Mohammad Rashdeen, a three-wheeler driver. Legislation enforcement suspects he’s linked to methamphetamine trafficking, or ICE.
On 16 September 2022, Rashdeen was arrested by the Coastal Police and later launched on bail.
Final week, Sri Lankan authorities launched a robust operation to analyze the 4 Sri Lankans arrested in Gujarat.
