Namal Gunawardena murder case:

Suspects further remanded
 

by Sarath Malalasekera

Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Namal Balalla yesterday further remanded the four suspects in the murder of Western Province Councillor Namal Gunawardena till November 2.

The four suspects are Nishantha Udaya Kumara, Sampath Kumara Wijewardena, Mohamed Niyas Nawfer alias Potta Nawfer and Sanjey Siriwardena. The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) probing the killing of Namal Gunawardena told Court that the dossier of the investigations had been forwarded to the Attorney General for his advice.

The four suspects have taken into custody by the CCD in connection with the murder on October 11 at Dharamaraja Mawatha, Kollupitiya. CCD Director Senior SP Sarath Lugoda is directing investigations assisted by ASPs Rohana Jayawardena, Palitha Fernando, Inspector Nuwan Wedasinghe OIC, CCD and a team of officers of the CCD.

Jayantha Dias Nanayakkara with Prasanna Weerasekera and Kingsley Hettiarachchi appeared for Sanjey Siriwardena.