ISIS Osmand Gerard to be Detained and Interrogated in Next 72 Hours - Sri Lanka Police

COLOMBO (News 1st); The police say that Osmand Gerard, who was arrested, will be detained and interrogated for 72 hours.

He was arrested in Colombo in a joint operation by the Terrorism Investigation Division and the Criminal Investigation Department.

Osmand Gerard, the 46 year old suspect is a resident of Dematagoda.

The CID suspects that he handled the group of terrorists arrested in India from Sri Lanka.

Two siblings of Osmand Gerard were recently arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Division in Bangadeniya.

On May 20, four Sri Lankans were arrested by the anti-terrorist unit of Gujarat at the Ahmedabad airport in India, claiming to be ISIS terrorists.

To arrest Osmand Gerard, the Police recently sought public help and announced a reward of Rs. 2 million to any individual who provides information about him.