A man hailing from Tirunavaya in the district was taken into custody by the officers of Central investigating agencies for suspected links with the terror group, Islamic State (IS). The man was picked up from Calicut International Airport at Karipur when he arrived from Abu Dhabi on an Etihad Airways flight on Tuesday.
Officers of the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing questioned the man, who had been under surveillance of the national agencies for the past several months. Sources said that he would be handed over to the National Investigation Agency for further questioning.