Grandpass shooting: Bloemendhal Sanka’s mistress arrested

27 December 2018 10:59 am

The police today arrested a 45-year-old woman, believed to be the mistress of notorious underworld gangster Sanka Shirantha, alias Bloemendhal Sanka, the main suspect wanted for yesterday’s Grandpass shooting.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said the 45-year old woman, a resident of Pamunugama, was arrested with 2 grammes of heroin at her house.

“The police raided the woman’s house on Wednesday evening after information received that the main suspect in the shooting, Bloemendhal Sanka, had visited the house following the shooting,” he said.(Darshana Sanjeewa)