Three suspects have been arrested over a Buddhist monk’s shooting in the Gampaha district last month, Police said.
The 45-year-old Ven. Kalapaluwawe Dhammarathana Thero was shot dead inside a temple in the Malwathuhiripitiya area of Gampaha on January 23.
Arriving in a car, four unknown people posing as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Officers, had used a T-56 assault rifle to open fire at the monk.
Upon admission to the Gampaha General Hospital with serious gunshot injuries, the Buddhist monk had passed away.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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