SSP’s son Ravindu to be arrested
By Illatian D. Amerasinghe and Sujith Hewajulige
Kaduwela Magistrate Manilal Prasanna De Silva, yesterday, ordered police to immediately arrest Ravindu Gunawardena, the son of SSP Vas Gunawardena, the head of the CCD and impounded Ravindu’s passport.
Ravindu Gunawardena, the main suspect, is alleged to have abducted and assaulted Nipuna Ramanayake, a fellow student of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Malambe, last week.
The magistrate gave the order after considering a report filed by the Athurugiriya Police and stressed that the Department of Immigration and Emigration should be informed of the order.
However, the suspected student Ravindu Gunawardena had not been arrested at the time of going to press.
Athurugiriya Police submitted that investigations commenced on a complaint made by another student, namely H. M. Seneviratne. According to the entry, the complainant and Nipuna Ramanayake had been walking along a byroad when a jeep stopped and some armed men got off and threatened them and dragged Nipuna away by force.
During the investigations it had come to light that the jeep belonged to the Colombo Crimes Division and that Nipuna was in police custody.
Anil Jayantha, OIC Athurugiriya Police, who is investigating the matter, submitted that they were proceeding under a direct order of IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne.
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