INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two more individuals have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the mass shooting in Beliatta in which five people were killed
earlier this week.The arrest was made by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Wanchawala and Megalle areas in Galle on Thursday (Jan.25)
and 35 years, has been handed over to the Galle Harbour police station for onward investigations.The investigating officers have uncovered
that the two arrestees were involved in orchestrating the mass shooting to be carried out near the Tangalle court premises
the killings.On Monday (Jan.23), a group of persons who had arrived in an SUV had opened fire at a white Defender near the Beliatta
Interchange of the Southern Expressway.In the shooting, which took place between 8:30 a.m
and 8:40 a.m., four persons were killed at the scene
The other person who was inside the Defender was rushed to the Tangalle Hospital with critical gunshot wounds, however, he succumbed to
The other four victims were identified as Sameera Madhusanka, Hasitha Chinsuka, Buddhika Rajapaksha, and Nalin Champika.Meanwhile, another
person, who was identified as the driver of the SUV used by the assailants, was arrested on Wednesday (Jan.24) over his involvement in
orchestrating the murders
On the same day, the SUV used by the assailants was found parked near the Vidyaloka Pirivena in Galle.On Thursday (Jan.25), the Deiyandara
Magistrate ordered that the 55-year-old named Saman Kumara be detained until tomorrow for further interrogations
Based on the information divulged by the suspect during questioning, the investigating officers managed to locate a motorcycle and a van
linked to the perpetrators.The police believe that they had used the motorcycle to dispose of the two T56 firearms used in the shooting and
that the van had been arranged for them to move under the radar.
