INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested a man who was in possession of a T-56 magazine, which is suspected to have been used in the
in question, who joined the Sri Lanka Light Infantry in 2008, had been absent from duty without permission since 2009
Police also revealed that he is now a drug addict.Police are conducting further investigations regarding the suspect, under a 72-hour
detention order, so as to determine whether he has committed any offenses under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions)
(Amendment).Meanwhile, the police have found a car which is said to have been used to transport the assailants involved in the quintuple
The vehicle was found abandoned in the Dummalasuriya area.The Police Special Task Force has also arrested the person who prepared fake
vehicle registration plates for the SUV in which the suspects were traveling.The mass shooting took place on January 23 near the Beliatta
The fifth person who was inside the Defender was rushed to the Tangalle Hospital with critical gunshot wounds, but he was pronounced dead
The other four victims were identified as Sameera Madhusanka, Hasitha Chinsuka, Buddhika Rajapaksha, and Nalin Champika.The SUV used in the
shooting was later found while parked near the Vidyaloka Pirivena in Galle.Among the suspects arrested thus far are the driver of the SUV,
as well as the wife and the father of the main shooter who was identified as a retired naval person now on the run.
