The son of ‘Middeniya Kajja’ has been arrested with a foreign-manufactured firearm in Weeraketiya during a raid conducted by officers of the Tangalle Divisional Crime Investigation Unit.
The suspect is the son of Vidanagamage Aruna Priyantha, alias ‘Middeniya Kajja’, who was killed along with two children in a shooting incident within the Middeniya Police Division last year.
According to police, the suspect was arrested yesterday (12) following a raid conducted based on information received by the Tangalle Divisional Crime Investigation Unit.
During the operation, officers recovered a foreign-manufactured, bolt-action 12-bore firearm that had been concealed inside a house in the Yaggasmulla area of Weeraketiya.
The suspect, along with the seized firearm, has been handed over to the Weeraketiya Police Station for further investigations.
He is scheduled to be produced before the Tangalle Magistrate’s Court. (Newswire)
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