Following direct discussions held by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) with the Government of India, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, and Indian security authorities coordinated through the Minister of Public Security and the Secretary to the Ministry, an organized criminal who was the subject of an international Red Notice and had been residing abroad was repatriated to Sri Lanka from India by air.
The suspect was taken into custody this evening (24.01.2026) at Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, by a team of officers from the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) and was subsequently handed over to the Officerin-Charge (OIC) of the Keselwatte Police for further investigations.
The suspect is a 34-year-old resident of Keselwatte.
Legal proceedings have been instituted against the suspect in the Courts in connection with the following offences:
Committing murder using sharp weapons within the Keselwatte Police Division in 2015.
Aiding and abetting a shooting and murder in the Kotahena Police Division in 2018.
Assaulting an individual with a sharp weapon in the Mattakkuliya Police Division in 2021.
Possession of a live Grenade in the Kotahena Police Division in 2021.
Robbery and possession of narcotic drugs in the Keselwatte, Wellawatte, and Bloemendhal Police Divisions.
Further investigations are being carried out under the supervision of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Colombo Range.