Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a chief jailor last month.
Police said the T-56 firearm and a magazine along with 12 rounds of ammunition, and a motorcycle used in the killing had been recovered at the time of the arrest.
The suspect has been identified as a 27-year old resident of Pannila.
Thilina Ruwan Thihara, the chief jailor of the Welikada Prison Training School was shot dead in Ambalangoda on August 3.
Accordingly, three suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the shooting.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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