A suspect involved in setting fire to a bus carrying Army personnel in Mirihana during the 2022 Sri Lanka riots, has been apprehended, it was reported.

According to Daily News, the suspect is accused of having set fire to a bus carrying Army officers deployed to provide security to the Mirihana residence of Gotabaya Rajapaksa during the riots that broke out during his tenure as the President. 

The suspect a 33-year-old resident of Pujapitiya in Mahiyanganaya was arrested by officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Saturday (Sep 02).

The Police stated that the man had been apprehended following his identification through video and photographic evidence, and investigations into the telephone network. (NewsWire)

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