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This development comes as Sri Lankan police have detained two individuals related to the case, while a third suspect, Osmond Gerrard, remains at large. Sri Lanka has declared Gerrard wanted and announced a $2 million reward for his capture.
The Sri Lankan government announced that India will prosecute four Sri Lankan nationals arrested in Ahmedabad for alleged ties to ISIS, while Sri Lanka will investigate their involvement in local terrorism. The suspects, arrested with weapons and a mobile phone, allegedly connected with Pakistani handlers to plan attacks in India. Sri Lanka is also questioning an accomplice related to the four individuals.
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Sri Lankan police have arrested an accomplice linked to four citizens recently detained in India for planning terrorist activities under the orders of ISIS. The suspect, the son of a famed drug lord, is under intense interrogation by the terrorism investigation division. This arrest is part of a larger international anti-terrorism effort.
The Sri Lanka police on Wednesday said a senior deputy inspector general will head a team appointed to investigate four of its citizens arrested in Gujarat when on an alleged mission to carry out terror activities in India at the behest of the banned Islamic State.