A report by a Kerala based news channel citing reports said that several terrorists took shelter and even convened a meeting in eastern parts of Kozhikode forest. Quoting local eyewitnesses, the report said that a group of strangers (around 18 people) made their way into the forest area and had stayed in the uninhabited area for several days. This spot is supposedly difficult to reach in late July and early August due to the monsoon. There are indications that some of these people had stayed in the woods and rocks. A few of them climbed the hill every morning through an undulating path. A makeshift tent is reported to have been set up at these places.
Young women were also supposedly part of this group of people. It is said that the girls were staying at the home of a female leader of an IS-linked religious extremist organization.
Earlier Mohammad Yahya was arrested from this area by the Bangalore police for having links with terrorists. Several years ago, banned terrorists groups have also conducted training on the hill top in the same area.
Intelligence agencies have now launched an investigation in this area. They are not ruling out the possibility of manufacturing of explosives in the region. They have said that the terrorist organizations are trying to tighten their grip in Kozhikode and surrounding regions.
Source: Janam TV