With preliminary investigations into the suspicious Iranian dhow, intercepted off the Alappuzha coast and brought to Vizhinjam here on Sunday, indicating that there could be national and international angles to the case, the police have requested the State government to hand over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
State Police Chief (SPC) T.P. Senkumar, confirming to The Hindu that a request to this effect had been made to the government on Monday, said it was up to the government to take a decision.
On whether the police would intensify its coastal security measures, Mr. Senkumar said the interception of the vessel itself was a result of intensification of coastal vigil.
