The wife of underworld figure Anura Pushpakumara also known as "Batu Meeya," who was recently arrested for aiding and abetting the murder of Warusavithana Mirantha, the Chairman of the Modara Devalaya Committee in Ambalangoda, has been taken into custody.
The woman along with three others have been arrested by police in Polonnaruwa, police said. Police also recovered han 20 grams of heroin from their possession. After being produced before the Polonnaruwa Magistrate, police have been granted permission to detain and interrogate the suspects for 72 hours.
Summarised from Ada Derana
People- Batu Meeya3
- Anura Pushpakumara2
- Loku Pati2
- Karandeniye Sudda.Police
- Mirantha Warusavithana
- Mirantha Warusawithana
- Warusavithana Mirantha
- Bo Anura Pushpakumara
Organisations- Ambalangoda Modara Devalaya Committee2
- Balapitiya Magistrate's Court2
- Galle District Crime Division2
- Ambalangoda Modara Devalaya Committee.The
- Hulftsdorp Magistrate's Court
- Aluthkade Magistrate's Court
- Ambalangoda Urban Council
- Modara Devalaya Committee
Places- Boossa Prison2
- Galle2
- Ambalangoda
- Polonnaruwa
- Aluthkade
- Colombo
Keywords- arrested3
- murder2
- allegedly
- meerantha
- supplying
- suspicion
- chairman
- another
- weapons
- linked
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