NEW DELHI: Indian agencies have reached out to their counterparts in
Sri Lanka, seeking details on
Easter Sunday bombers, who according to the Sri Lankan army chief visited
Kashmir.
After Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, claimed in an interview to the
BBC that the bombers had visited Kashmir for some “sort of training”, India’s immigration authorities verified the records of Sri Lankan nationals who visited Kashmir but drew a blank. The Indian agencies contacted their counterparts in Sri Lanka after this, said people aware of the matter.
“We have verified the records of Sri Lankan nationals who visited Kashmir but none of them was found to be involved in the incident. The record which was verified by us was from last year to April 21, when the blasts took place,” a senior government official told ET on condition of anonymity.
“Only a group of tourists from Sri Lanka had visited Jammu and Kashmir recently but they had no links to the incident (serial bombings). We have asked the Sri Lankan authorities to provide us more details. It is possible that the suspects may have visited under pseudonyms or on fake passports.”