COLOMBO (News 1st) – It is learnt that Saudi Arabia arrested Mowlana Rila, brother-in-law of the Islamic State-inspired Shangri-La hotel bomber Zahran Hashmi, and a colleague of his, known as Shah Nawaj last week on the basis of inputs from Indian intelligence.

Hindustan Times stated officers in Indian security agencies are in touch with their Saudi Arabian counterparts to find out on any links between the IS cadres responsible for the Sri Lanka attacks and Kerala – Tamil Nadu module in India.

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