23 April 2022 04:48 pm
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a 28-year old suspect who allegedly attempted to set fire to the fuel bowser during the protest in Rambukkana on April 19.
Police said a video was being circulated in the media showing that the suspect, wearing a green T-shirt, was seen crossing the railway tracks, throwing away something parked in front of a fuel bowser and leaving the scene during the Rambukkana protest.
The suspect from Pinnawala was arrested in Rambukkana. He will be produced before the Kegalle Magistrate Court today.
A protester was killed when police opened fire on a group of individuals who were protesting due to shortage of fuel and a fuel price hike in Rambukkana.
Meanwhile , the final rites of the victim who died during the shooting will be held today.