Mechanical engineer arrested over links to terror acts

Mechanical engineer arrested over links to terror acts

May 2, 2019   03:09 pm

A person suspected to be connected to terror activities has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) at Kalmunakudi in Kalmunai.

The suspect, who, reportedly, is a mechanical engineer, was arrested on a tip-off received by the Special Operations Room at the Ministry of Defense.

A car (EP KM 5059) was also taken into police custody and the STF reported that blood stains could be observed on the car.

Additionally, a mobile phone containing suspicious photos of the attack was also found on the suspect.

The suspect has been handed over to the Kalmunai police station for further investigations.

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