14 August 2018 02:16 pm
Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath was wanted by the CID in connection with the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009.
Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said the suspect was arrested by the CID on the Lotus Road in Colombo with a fake identity card.
The Fort Magistrate had earlier issued an open warrant on Navy Sampath, who was a former Lieutenant Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy.
Earlier on several occasion, the CID released photographs of Navy Sampath seeking public assistance to trace the suspect.
The 41-year-old suspect is a resident of Wellampitiya.
Earlier, the CID arrested several Navy officers including former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake in connection with the case. (Darshana Sanjeewa)
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