Police arrested the suspected gunman in the killing of political activist Dan Priyasad last night in Ranwala, Kegalle, along with two others, including a woman.
Priyasad, who led the “Nawa Sinhale National Movement,” was shot on April 22 at the Laksanda Sevana Housing Complex in Wellampitiya. He was taken to the Colombo National Hospital but died soon after. He had been shot four times—in the chest and shoulder.
Soon after the attack, Priyasad’s brother and a father-son duo, Bandula Piyal and Madhava Sudarshana, went into hiding. The Western Province South Crime Division then began investigations and arrested a suspect named Dulan two days later.
During questioning, Dulan claimed that the murder was planned by underworld figure and drug trafficker ‘Kanjipani Imran’ with the help of the father-son duo. Later, police arrested the father in Cinnamon Gardens on May 2.
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