"They had gone to India, travelling to Bangalore, Kashmir and Kerala, according to information available with us," Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake said. "Sri Lanka hasn't shared any such information with us," said the union home ministry in response. "Importantly, Sri Lankan security agencies themselves ruled this out after investigation." One of the key suspects is Islamic preacher Maulvi Zahran Bin Hashim – leader of Sri Lanka National Towheed Jama'at (NTJ). He subsequently broke away to form his own Sri Lanka National Towheed Jama'at (NTJ) and started preaching violent form of Islam in the island nation.

Source: dna May 04, 2019 23:26 UTC