• Public Security Min. claims investigators have no info. that she fled SL

There is no information yet confirming the whereabouts of the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of organised crime suspect Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, Ishara Sewwandi, the Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala has stated.

Wijepala further said that the Criminal Investigation Department is conducting a formal investigation into the murder. Wijepala made these remarks while participating in a television programme. He said that it has not been revealed that she has fled the country, according to the information that the investigative officers have received.

The Police Headquarters previously announced a cash reward of Rs. 1.2 million for any individual providing accurate information leading to the arrest of Sewwandi, who remains at large after her involvement in the murder. Samararatne was shot dead on 19 February, at the Number Five Magistrate’s Court within the Hulftsdorp Courts Complex. The primary female suspect, suspected of aiding and abetting the shooter, is Pingpura Devage Ishara Sewwandi, a 25-year-old woman.