|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| Monday, 13 October 2003 |
 |
|
 |
News | |
| News Business Features Editorial Security Politics World Letters Sports Obituaries
|
Special CCD team to arrest army deserter by Sarath Malalasekera The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) investigating the murder of PA Southern Provincial Council Minister M.K. Ranjith alias Chandi Malli has deployed a special team to arrest the army deserter who is wanted in connection with the murder. The Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarath C. Karunaratne earlier further remanded the five suspects in the murder till October 15. The Judge directed the Prisons authorities to produce the suspects before the special Court at the Prisons premises. The Judge made this order on an application by the Prisons authorities that for security reasons they are unable to transport the suspects to the Fort Magistrate's Court. At the outset the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) conducting investigations into the murder of Council Minister M. K. Ranjith told the Judge that the special police team is looking for two more suspects who are alleged to have been involved in the murder. The investigators arrested six suspects who are alleged to have involved in the killing. Sunil Ratnaweera, main suspect in the case was killed while he was being taken to the Hambantota courts. The other five suspects were further remanded till yesterday. The three special Police teams deployed on the direction of IGP T.E. Anandarajah to trace the killers of Sunil Ratnaweera has collected vital information about the assailants, said Southern Range DIG D.W. Prathapasinghe who is directing investigations into the killing. The Provincial Council 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. |
|
News | Business | Features
| Editorial | Security
Produced by Lake House |
