The police have discovered a automobile, believed to have been utilized by suspects within the taking pictures dying of a lawyer and his spouse at a grocery store automobile park in Thalagama, Athurugiriya, burnt within the Baddegama space of Galle. This brutal crime occurred on February thirteenth close to the Athurugiriya Military Headquarters, claiming the lives of 44-year-old lawyer Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his 42-year-old spouse.
Primarily based on info acquired that the automobile bearing the quantity ‘EP KI 7738’, suspected to have been utilized by the unknown assailants to flee after committing this double homicide, was deserted on a by-road in Kuttiyawatta, Agaliya, Baddegama, Galle, the Nugegoda Divisional Prison Investigation Bureau has commenced investigations. Investigation models affirm that the automobile was nonetheless burning when law enforcement officials arrived on the scene.
Police at present strongly suspect that this homicide was orchestrated by the organized felony generally known as ‘Karandeniye Sudda’ alias Jayalath Silva, who’s hiding overseas. The deceased lawyer had beforehand appeared for the stated felony’s court docket circumstances and later additionally appeared for the court docket circumstances of his most important rival, ‘Loku Patty’. Accordingly, investigations are revealing that this homicide was deliberate primarily based on the suspicion that Karandeniye Sudda’s info was offered to the rival get together.
Nevertheless, commenting on this incident beforehand, Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wuttler acknowledged that it was not formally confirmed within the preliminary phases that the deceased lawyer had appeared for an organized crime gang or had acquired dying threats. However, at present, ten particular police groups, together with the Prison Investigation Division, the Police Particular Job Pressure, and the Colombo Crime Division, have collectively launched a complete operation, and it has been recognized that the killers could have fled via Homagama, Pothuarawa Highway, Athurugiriya, Kottawa, and Makumbura areas to achieve Baddegama.
The police are at present searching for public help to apprehend the suspects.
