Police commandos have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a restaurant owner and his wife at Nagoda on 9 October.
Police said the suspect was arrested at Navaladi in the Batticaloa area while travelling on a bus. He was produced before the Valaichenai Magistrate’s Court, which granted police a five-day detention order.
The restaurant owner, Thushara Sampath, 54, was shot dead near his business. His wife, 52, was injured and died on Sunday while receiving treatment at the Nagoda hospital.
According to police, two unidentified people arrived on a motorcycle at about 7.40 a.m., and one opened fire with a T-56 assault rifle before fleeing.
Police said two other people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, which is continuing.
