Rambukwella assassination bid: Probe continues

Razeena Razick

COLOMBO: Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarojini Kusala Weerawardane allowed the Crime Investigation Division (CID) to subject a suspect who allegedly attempted to assassinate Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to further investigations.

The suspect was produced in Court on Tuesday by the CID which stated that the suspect was a member of the LTTE.The suspect Punya Murthi Mohan alias Kiriba, a resident of Kilinochchi, was suspected of attempting to assassinate Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

The suspect was arrested following information received by Sub Inspector R.M.A. Rajapaksa. The suspect had engaged in several attacks against the Armed Forces and is an expert in collecting intelligence. He specialised in changing EMEI numbers in mobile phones.

Later he was handed over to the CID for further investigations. The suspect has revealed during the investigation that he collected information for a mission to assassinate Minister Rambukwella. The Magistrate allowed the CID to continue further inquiries and produce the suspect in Court on February 10.