The main gunman who carried out contract shootings on behalf of Underworld gang leader, Nadun Chinthaka alais ‘Harak Kata’ was arrested by STF in Boralesgamuwa.
The arrest came days after Nadun Chinthaka was arrested in Dubai with the help of the Interpol.
Under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Sagara Kulasekara, the STF raided the house of the marksman identified as Prabodha Kumara alias Kadira at Malani Bulathsinghala Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa, a boarding house, where the shooter was staying in, to commit another crime.
The suspect, who was arrested with four live bullets used for the T56 weapon and 17 grams of heroin, was handed over to the Matara Division Crime Investigation Unit for further investigation.
The suspect is wanted for several shooting incidents and cases of rape.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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