A suspect who allegedly shot and killed a retired prison officer from the Boossa Prison has been arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Katunayake International Airport while attempting to flee to Thailand using a fake passport.
The arrested suspect is 31-year-old Wijemuni Lalanta Preethiraja Kumara, a resident of Kuliyawatta, Ambalangoda. He is believed to be the main shooter working under the notorious underworld gang leader known as “Karandeniya Sudda.”
The suspect was identified and apprehended with the help of the facial recognition system installed at the Katunayake Airport.
He had tried to leave the country using a forged passport under the name Lakindu Sandeep Bandara Ekanayaka.