Court grants 48-hour detention for physiotherapist murder suspects

Nuwara Eliya Magistrate Buddhika Harshani Dharmadasa granted permission today for police to detain and interrogate three suspects for 48 hours in connection with the murder of a physiotherapist at a tourist resort. The court authorized the detention following a formal request from Nuwara Eliya Police.

The suspects include 43-year-old Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Champika Sriyan Jayasundara from Narammala, his 35-year-old wife Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Nethmi Amaya Ratnayake, and 49-year-old Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha driver Jayasinghe Arachchige Rajitha Saliya Samarasinghe, who allegedly assisted in the killing. Officers from the Walana Anti-Corruption Unit arrested the primary suspect and his wife in Kayts, Jaffna, while they travelled on a bus from Wellawatte to Jaffna, before handing them over to Nuwara Eliya Police last night.

Police arrested the driver separately for his role in the incident. Investigators now search for a security forces member suspected of abetting the murder.