Five suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident of attacking and setting fire to a house in the Thonikkala area in Vavuniya recently (July 23), in which a coupled succumbed to burn injuries.
Ten persons sustained burn injuries in the incident, while a young couple succumbed to injuries.
The Police stated that the suspects were arrested by officers attached to the Medavaithyakulam, Sivapuram, Pampemaduwa, and Nelukkulama Police stations yesterday.
The suspects were arrested for conspiring and aiding to carry out the incidents, while the Police had also taken into custody three motorcycles used by them.
The Police stated that the suspects are 24, 27, 31 and 33 years old and are all residents of Vavuniya.
Investigations into the incident have been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The Police added that the arrested suspects have been handed over to the CID for further investigations. (NewsWire)
