The son of murdered businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera alias ‘Club Wasantha’ was scheduled to appear before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court for legal proceedings yesterday (5) as per a Court order.

Ten suspects who were arrested in connection with the shooting and killing of two persons including Perera in Athurigiriya, were produced before the Court yesterday.

Meanwhile, the son of Perera, the Officer-In-Charge of the Western Province South Crimes Division, representatives from the Attorney General’s Department and the individual who took charge of Perera’s body were scheduled to appear before the Court for legal proceedings, as per a Court order.

In the meantime, the Police has sought public assistance in tracking down three suspects in relation to the incident. The Police also released photographs and details of the three suspects in question. 

The Police arrested 10 suspects including the owner of the tattoo studio in Athurugiriya where the shooting incident took place on 8 July and a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of having aided and abetted in the shooting incident. During the investigations carried out thus far, it has been revealed that the owner of the tattoo studio has received an amount of one million rupees over a period of time.

The shooting incident had occurred during the opening ceremony of a tattoo and piercing studio near the clock tower in Athurugiriya on 8 July. Six people were rushed to the hospital following the incident. The Police later confirmed that 55-year-old Perera and a 38-year-old male had succumbed to their injuries. Singer K. Sujeewa and Perera’s wife were reported to be among the four injured persons.

In the course of the investigation, the Police discovered the van used by the suspects in an abandoned land in the Bulathsinhala area. Additionally, the car used by the suspects to carry out the shooting was found abandoned in Kaduwela.