A Sri Lankan flight that arrived in Colombo from Tamil Nadu's Chennai was subjected to a “comprehensive security search” upon arrival following a support regarding a suspect wanted in India, a press statement from the carrier stated on Saturday, Hindustan Times.
While there was no immediate official information on the wanted suspect in India, a PTI news agency report said, citing Sri Lanka police, that cops searched the a flight arriving from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked to the April 22 terrorist attack of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam could be on board.
The search comes amid extensive probe of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and a massive manhunt launched to arrest the suspects.
SriLankan Airlines said the flight – UL 122 – arrived in Colombo from Chennai at 11:59 am (local time), according to the carrier's statement, cited in the PTI report.
“SriLankan Airlines wishes to inform the public that Flight UL 122, operated by aircraft 4R-ALS, which arrived in Colombo from Chennai at 11:59 am on Saturday (May 3), was subjected to a comprehensive security search upon arrival.
This was carried out in coordination with local authorities following an alert from the Chennai Area Control Centre regarding a suspect wanted in India who was believed to be on board,” the airliner said.
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