Two suspects arrested in cricketer’s murder case

Chandrika PERERA

The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the murder of cricketer Eswardasan Ketheeswaran in Trincomalee.

Ketheeswaran had been hacked to death at Iyyarnarkoni Street in Trincomalee on April 18.

The suspects confessed they committed the murder on a contract entered into with the victim’s wife, to pay them Sterling pounds 1750 for the performance of the deed.

The Police revealed that one of the suspects is alleged to be a pilot who had an extramarital relationship with the victim’s wife domiciled in UK.

The pilot revealed to the police that the victim’s wife offered him the contract, having built a relationship with him.

The investigators were on the trail of the suspects based on scientific evidence, as the murder was committed in a subtle way so as to leave no clue, Deputy Director General of CID, Jayantha Kulathilake said.

The victim’s wife is to be arrested through Interpol and red notice will be issued on her soon, he said.

The Tamil Diaspora accused the Security Forces and the Police of the murder. The CID is conducting investigations.