Two militants were nabbed from Thiruvananthapuram airport, both wanted in Riyadh

- National Security Agency took fast

Thiruvananthapuram 22nd September 2020

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday nabbed two habitual militants from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Both were on the Riyadh police's wanted list. Riyadh issued a lookout notice for the two.

The NIA was monitoring the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport based on earlier reports. One of the two, Suhaib, is a resident of Pappinsinri area of ​​Kannur. He was wanted in connection with the Bangalore bomb blast case. The second accused, Muhammad Gulanwaz, is a native of Uttar Pradesh. Police were looking for him in the Delhi hawala case. Both will be taken to Kochi first. Suhaib will then be taken to Bangalore while Gulanwaz will be taken to Delhi. One of them is a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant and the other is an Indian Mujahideen militant. Both are currently being interrogated.

The NIA has so far refused to divulge any further information to the media.