The physique of a Chinese language nationwide, who’s suspected to have been kidnapped from the Colombo Port Metropolis, has been discovered hid in a wooded space at Gatekade, Karandana, in Eheliyagoda.
Police stated that preliminary investigations revealed that, within the early hours of right now (20), three Chinese language nationals who had arrived on the Colombo Port Metropolis space in a cab to go fishing have been attacked by one other group of Chinese language nationals who arrived in two autos.
In the course of the incident, one of many Chinese language nationals was kidnapped. Police additionally said {that a} van utilized by the victims had been deserted on the scene.
An air pistol was recovered from the van.
In the meantime, law enforcement officials from Eheliyagoda Police Station, who had gone to the Karandana Gatekade space to conduct an unlawful liquor raid, found a suspicious pile of stones in a close-by wooded space.
Upon inspecting the positioning, officers seen what seemed to be a part of a human hand protruding from between the stones. An additional search led to the invention of a hid physique.
Subsequent identification confirmed that the physique was that of the Chinese language nationwide who had been kidnapped from the Port Metropolis, police stated.
The physique has been taken to Avissawella Hospital for a autopsy examination and additional forensic investigations.
Police additionally discovered a motor automobile close to the placement the place the physique was found and suspect that it could have been used to move the sufferer’s physique.
Police Media Spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police F. U. Wootler stated that two Chinese language nationals suspected of being concerned within the incident have been arrested close to Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport, Katunayake, whereas making an attempt to go away the nation.
The suspects have been handed over to the Coastal Police Division for additional investigations, whereas police are persevering with inquiries to find different suspects believed to be linked to the crime.
The motive behind the dispute among the many Chinese language nationals has not but been established, and investigations are ongoing.
Embassy requires complete investigation
In the meantime, the Chinese language Embassy in Sri Lanka has urged the Sri Lankan Police to hold out a radical inquiry and take all obligatory measures to safeguard the private security, lawful rights and bonafide pursuits of Chinese language nationals in Sri Lanka.
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