A Sri Lankan national having suspected links with banned terrorist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was detained by intelligence and airport authorities in Pune on Thursday morning. The detained foreigner was supposed to board a flight for Frankfurt, before he was picked up. According to police sources, on receipt of specific information, Intelligence Bureau and CISF officials detained a Sri Lankan who was boarding a Luftansa flight for Frankfurt on Thursday. We are also probing why the foreigner was in Pune and for what reason he wanted to visit Frankfurt," said an intelligence officer. In March 2011, a Sri Lankan national with suspected links with LTTE was arrested by officers of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).

Source: dna September 02, 2016 02:26 UTC