Janaka Bandara Tennakoon remanded

October 7, 2015 03:10 pm

Former Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, who was by the CID arrested in connection with a murder in 1999, has been remanded till October 20 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

The UPFA Parliamentarian was arrested at a private hospital in Colombo yesterday (6) after he failed to arrive at the CID to give a statement despite being notified.

The minister had been instructed to give a statement to the CID regarding the shooting incident in the Dambulgamuwa area in Matale which resulted in the death of one person and wounded another.

Janaka Bandara Tennakoon arrested
Oct 6th, 2015

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