‘Navy Sampath’ further remanded till Dec 19
December 5, 2018 11:27 pm
Former Lieutenant Commander, Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi, alias as ‘Navy Sampath’, who was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths from Colombo, has been further remanded by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.
Considering the submissions presented during today’s hearing, the Colombo FortMagistrate Ranga Dissanayake today (05) ordered to remand the suspect until December 19.
Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi aka ‘Navy Sampath’, a former Lieutenant Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), had been wanted by the police in connection with the kidnapping for ransom, illegal detention and murder of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009.
Previously, an open warrant had been issued for his arrested by the Fort Magistrate’s Court.