The Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court has been informed of an alleged plan by the terrorist outfit ISIS, targetting several areas in Colombo, including the Parliament, Colombo Port City, and Gangaramaya, it was reported.
According to State Newspaper Dinamina, presenting facts to Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe on Thursday (Oct 05), the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) revealed that it has uncovered plans by ISIS to carry out bomb attacks targeting several locations in Colombo.
The TID stated that information has come to light that a group of inmates related to ISIS who are detained in Sri Lankan prisons for terrorism-related activities have formulated the plan.
The Court was informed that an inmate of the Pallekele prison with knowledge of the terrorist plan had thrown a letter with details to the Thanekumbura police checkpoint.
Investigations have revealed that the inmate had been assaulted by the group planning the terrorist attack after the former had overheard their conversation pertaining to the bomb attacks which were being formulated through mobile phone calls.
The inmate is reported to have thrown a letter with details on the terrorism plan, including the prisoners who are involved and the mobile phone numbers, at the Police checkpoint while he was being escorted from Pallekele to Mahara.
Stating that an investigation has been launched into the said letter, the TID requested the court to allow the implicated inmates to be questioned in this regard.
Taking into consideration the facts, the Colombo Additional Magistrate instructed the TID to proceed by obtaining the necessary orders in this regard from the courts of the relevant areas. (NewsWire)
