Flight from Chennai searched in Colombo for Pahalgam suspect, says Sri Lankan police

The Sri Lankan police on Saturday searched a flight arriving in Colombo from Chennai after being tipped-off {that a} suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror assault may very well be on board, a police spokesperson mentioned.

An announcement from the nationwide service SriLankan Airways mentioned that its flight arrived at Colombo’s Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport from Chennai at 11:59 am and underwent a complete safety inspection upon arrival.

“The search was carried out in coordination with native authorities following an alert from the Chennai Space Management Centre concerning a suspect wished in India who was believed to be on board”, the assertion mentioned.

The plane was totally inspected and subsequently cleared for additional operations, it mentioned, including, nonetheless, the subsequent scheduled service to Singapore was delayed.

“Nobody has been arrested by the Katunayake police after the search was carried out on the airport,” police spokesperson and Senior Superintendent Buddhika Manatunga instructed PTI.

Katunayake police station is the native police level protecting the final space of the worldwide airport.

Terrorists killed 26 folks, largely vacationers, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.

Initially, Indian authorities recognized 5 terrorists — together with three Pakistani nationals — behind the bloodbath in Pahalgam. Citing “cross-border linkages” to the horrific assault, India has promised extreme punishment to these concerned within the strike.