DIG Vaas Gunawardena, who is a suspect in the abduction and murder of a businessman in Dompe was taken from the Colombo National Hospital to the Prison Hospital last night (June 15), sources at the Prison Hospital stated.
DIG Vaas Gunawardena who was arrested over the murder of a businessman in Dompe was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital due to an illness on June 13.
He was admitted to Ward 42 while the DIG was further remanded until June 25 by the Colombo Additional Magistrate A.M. Shabdeen.
DIG Gunawardena was arrested on June 10 and was being questioned under a 72-hour detention order, Police said.
Bambalapitiya-based businessman Mohamed Siyam was abducted and murdered in the Dompe area on May 22.
Following investigations conducted into the incident, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on June 06 arrested Sub-Inspector Lakmini Bamunusinghe, attached to the office of the DIG Western Province (North), along with three Police Constables (PCs) serving in the DIG’s special unit.
Upon interrogating the arrested police officers, the CID uncovered information regarding the DIG’s alleged involvement in the businessman’s murder and recorded a statement from DIG Vaas Gunawardena on the same day.
