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Suspect in Provincial Minister's killing remanded

by Sarath Malalasekera

R. W. Jayaratne alias Weerakoon of Suriyawewa, one of the suspects in the killing of PA Southern Provincial Council Minister M. K. Ranjith was yesterday produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarath C. Karunaratne and remanded till June 27.

The other three suspects who are alleged to have been involved in the killing of M.K. Ranjith will be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate on June 23 for an identification parade, Southern Range DIG D. W. Prathapasinghe said. Four special police teams were deployed earlier by the Colombo DIG on the direction of IGP T. E. Anandarajah to trace the killers.

The Provincial Minister was shot dead by unidentified gunmen close to the High Security Zone, York Street, Colombo on May 25 morning.

He was killed while returning after appearing before the CID on a court order. SP Gamini Dissanayake, Director CCD SP Sarath Lugoda and ASP Hettiarachchi are assisting in the investigations.

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