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Suspect arrested over double murder of restaurant owner and wife in Kalutara
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A 30-year-old suspect accused of aiding and abetting the murder of a restaurant owner and his wife was arrested in the Kalutara area last evening (13), police said.

Police said the Kalutara Division Crimes Investigation Bureau had launched investigations into the incident in which the restaurant owner and his wife were shot and killed inside their establishment in the Gallassa area, within the Kalutara South Police Division, on October 9, 2026.

The suspect was subsequently arrested and handed over to the Kalutara South Police Station, police said.

The suspect is a 30-year-old resident of the Kalutara South area.

Further investigations are being conducted by the Kalutara South Police.
 

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