Attack on SLIIT student:
SSP’s son remanded
Sarath Malalasekera
*Special team to investigate incident
*SSP’s wife also to be arrested
Nugegoda Magistrate Wasantha Jinadasa who inspected, the condition of
Ravindu Gunawardena, son of Senior SP Vaas Gunawardena, at the Colombo
South Hospital on a directive of Kaduwela Additional District Judge
Mahanil Prasanth de Silva, remanded him till August 31.
Earlier, the Kaduwela Additional District Judge remanded the 11
Police personnel allegedly involved in the attack on the SLIIT Student
Nipuna Ramanayake.
Crime Division DIG Anura Senanayake who is directing investigations
into the attack on Ramanayake said he had deployed a special police team
to conduct investigations and record statements of Senior SP Vaas
Gunawardena and his wife in connection with the incident.
A statement issued by Police Spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said that
since there is evidence against Mrs Vass Gunawardena, she was to be
taken to custody yesterday.
Since the main suspect Ravindu Gunawardena was warded at the
Kalubowila Hospital in police custody, prison officials were to go to
the hospital and take charge of him and produce him in Court on August
31.
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