UPDATE : Police have identified the body of the gunshot victim in Navagamuwa as C. Prasad Karunaratne who was a wanted suspect in the shooting of Dhanushka Sanjeewa alias 'Manna' in December last year.
The suspect is a resident of Gonawela, police said.
Unidentified individual found shot dead in Navagamuwa
A corpse of a man was found in close proximity to a rubber estate in Navagamuwa earlier today (Mar 11).
Police suspect that the victim was shot dead since live ammunition and empty bullets used to fire T-56 guns were found strewn around the body.
The deceased has not been identified as of yet, police said adding that further investigations are being carried out into the incident.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
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 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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