New Delhi, May 3 -- A SriLankan Airlines flight arriving from Chennai reportedly underwent a thorough search after receiving intel from India about potential suspects linked to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

As per a report by News18, the flight arriving from Chennai underwent a comprehensive search at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The report, citing a police spokesperson, said that an alert from Indian intelligence agencies alerted about six suspected terrorists being on the flight, prompting Sri Lankan authorities to conduct the search.

LiveMint could not independently verify the authenticity of the report.

A purported press release from SriLankan Airlines also seems to confirm the reports.

"SriLankan Airlines ...