The Government on April 6 officially announced that Nawfer Moulavi who is in remand custody has been identified as the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 270 innocent civilians on April 21, 2019, reports Daily News. According to Public Security Minister Dr. Sarath Weerasekera, Nawfer Moulavi who is in remand custody, has been involved in brainwashing Saharan Hashim’s team into following the Islamic State ideology. Addressing a press conference at the Information Department, Weerasekera said Nawfer Moulavi has started propagating ideologies of the Islamic State terrorists in 2014. The Minister said that the Government has nothing to hide over the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks. 32 persons who are directly linked to the attacks have already been identified and the relevant evidence has been submitted for filing charges against them. 75 persons have been detained while 211 persons have been remanded in connection with the attacks, he said.