Sri Lanka Police have taken into custody a 38‑year‑old resident of Meetiyagoda suspected of transporting the gunman involved in the fatal shooting of Police Inspector D. Balendrasinghe, who was actively engaged in operations against organized crime.
According to the Police, Inspector Balendrasinghe was shot dead by an unidentified assailant on October 9, 2023, in the Karagoda area of Galle.
The suspect was arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau on Saturday (09), initially on charges of possessing ICE narcotics.
During subsequent investigations, officers uncovered a cache of weapons concealed in a cinnamon estate in Kiralagahawela, Meetiyagoda, yesterday (11).
The recovery included one T‑56 assault rifle, fifteen live rounds of ammunition, and one spent cartridge casing.
The Police said the suspect remains under detention orders while investigators determine whether the recovered firearm was used in the killing of Inspector Balendrasinghe.
Further inquiries are being carried out by officers of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau. (Newswire)