The main suspect in the Teldeniya murder case, in which a woman's body was recently found inside a parked vehicle, has been arrested in Jaffna, according to police.
According to the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Nuwara Eliya Division, the suspect and his wife have been arrested in the Jaffna area by officers of the Jaffna Crime Investigation Unit and Walana Anti-Corruption Unit after receiving information that they were travelling by bus from Wellawatte to Jaffna yesterday (24).
It is reported that at the time of the arrest, the main suspect was wearing a face mask, while his wife was allegedly disguised as a Muslim woman.
During questioning, the suspect reportedly told investigators that he had planned to travel from Vavuniya to Kurunegala, check on his two other children, and then surrender to the police.
The operation was carried out under the direct supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rohan Olugala, Director of the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit.
Investigators have also revealed that the suspects had been staying in the Negombo and Chilaw areas over the past few days and had allegedly attempted to leave the country by sea.
The suspects are due to be handed over to the Nuwara Eliya Police for further investigations.
An investigation was launched after the Teldeniya Police received a telephone call from an unidentified individual reporting that a woman's body was inside a parked vehicle. Officers who arrived at the scene found the vehicle locked and, after forcing it open, discovered the body inside.
The deceased was identified as a 33-year-old physiotherapist attached to Ampara Hospital and a resident of Weligama.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the victim's boyfriend may have transported her body in the vehicle and abandoned it at the location before fleeing.
Further inquiries revealed that the woman had been staying at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya from June 3 to June 16. CCTV footage reportedly shows her boyfriend carrying her while she was unconscious during that period.
Police also confirmed that the initial report made to the Teldeniya Police was by a person believed to be the boyfriend. However, he subsequently went missing and was evading arrest.
