India, May 3 -- A Sri Lankan flight that arrived in Colombo from Tamil Nadu's Chennai was subjected to a "comprehensive security search" upon arrival following a support regarding a suspect wanted in India, a press statement from the carrier stated on Sunday.

While there was no immediate official information on the wanted suspect in India, a PTI news agency report said, citing Sri Lanka police, that cops searched the a flight arriving from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked to the April 22 terrorist attack of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam could be on board.

The search comes amid extensive probe of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and a massive manhunt launched to nab the suspects.

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