Police have launched a manhunt for a leader of a well-known political party in connection with an investigation into the shooting to death of a man who was a witness to a drug racket in Tangalle.
The party leader is also the general secretary of the party. He had also contested as a candidate in the last presidential election. The party had also nominated their candidates in the last general election. At present, a Member from that party is represented in Parliament.
According to police sources, an active member of the party, as well as a candidate in the last general election, is currently in arrest in connection with the Tangalle murder case. Police have also found information that this arrested candidate had facilitated the shooters to flee the scene.