E-news attack:

Police on look out for mastermind

Disna MUDALIGE

The police said yesterday that they had uncovered information that could lead them to the mastermind behind the attack on E-news. The police said that the main suspect behind the E-news attack ‘Boothaya’ and his assistant ‘Susa’ had been issued with death threats to tell Court that their confessions made to the police are false.

The police said that complaints were made to Wellampitiya and Talangama police stations that the threats were made by telephone calls as well as by going to the houses of the suspects and their relatives. They have requested police security due to these incidents. Sudath Jayalath who was the brother of ‘Boothaya’ was attacked last Friday while walking on the road by an unidentified motorcyclist with a covered number plate.

He had pointed a rifle at him and had asked to convey to ‘Boothaya’ to tell court that his confession made to the police is incorrect.

He had also promised to give Rs 500,000 to the family members and to support ‘Boothaya’ to go abroad if this was done. The police had initiated a separate investigation on the threats faced by suspects connected to E-news attack. By following these investigations the police hopes to capture the mastermind behind these incidents soon. Wellampitiya and Talangama police stations are investigating.