The bodies of a married couple who went missing during the Covid period six years ago were recovered on Tuesday (24) from a canal in the Kambikotuwa Watta area of Wellampitiya, under the Grandpass Police Division, it was reported.
According to reports, the victims, identified as 62‑year‑old Sunil Kumarasinghe and Kamanda Silva, had been reported missing in 2020 by their relatives.
When initial investigations failed to uncover any leads, the family appealed to the Presidential Secretariat, which subsequently handed over the case to the Colombo Crimes Division.
Under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police Indika Lokuhetti, investigators questioned a couple living near the victims’ residence.
Interrogations led by Chief Inspector S.B. Wijethunga revealed that the missing couple had been murdered following a personal dispute, dismembered, and buried in the nearby canal.
Police arrested the suspect couple along with another accomplice, noting that two of the men were heavily addicted to drugs.
Investigations further revealed that the victims were attacked with sharp weapons, the woman’s gold necklace was stolen, and the bodies were cut into pieces before being concealed. On several occasions when body parts surfaced, the main suspect reportedly reburied them.
The suspects were taken to the crime scene for an on‑site inspection before being produced at the Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court, where the recovered remains were formally reported.
Authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing to apprehend another suspect linked to the killings. (Newswire)