The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) knowledgeable the Colombo Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom at present (12 June) that investigations are persevering with into the homicide of Ganemulla Sanjeewa and that Osmond Gunasekara, also referred to as “Gampaha Osmond”, who was arrested in reference to the incident, stays in custody underneath detention orders.
The case referring to the homicide of Ganemulla Sanjeewa was taken up at present earlier than Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace Asanga S. Bodaragama.
Throughout the proceedings, officers of the Colombo Crimes Division knowledgeable the court docket that Osmond Gunasekara is being detained underneath ongoing detention orders whereas additional investigations are carried out.
Police acknowledged that, upon acquiring a search warrant and inspecting Gunasekara’s residence and property, a number of paperwork have been recovered. Amongst them was an Interpol Pink Discover referring to a person referred to as Kehelbaddara Padme.
Police additional knowledgeable the court docket that one other doc containing particulars of Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s earlier and pending court docket instances, along with info on individuals related to him and numerous phone numbers, had additionally been found. They argued that these paperwork indicated that the suspect had been carefully monitoring Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s actions.
The police additionally acknowledged that an unregistered bike and a firearm have been discovered on the suspect’s property and that particulars of those discoveries had been reported to the Gampaha Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom.
As well as, police knowledgeable the court docket that detention orders had been obtained to carry and query Ishara Sewwandi, a feminine suspect within the case, for an extra 30 days.
In the meantime, Counsel Asith Siriwardena, showing on behalf of Osmond Gunasekara, advised the court docket that he had been denied entry when he tried to satisfy his consumer whereas he was being held by the Colombo Crimes Division.
Nevertheless, CCD officers rejected that allegation.
The Justice of the Peace subsequently directed that discover be issued requiring the Director of the Colombo Crimes Division to look earlier than the court docket and supply a proof on the subsequent listening to relating to the matter.
The Justice of the Peace then ordered that the case be referred to as once more on 26 June.
