* DNA tests conducted on suspects of Sri Lankan Tamil MP's murder 

Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 11:21 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka

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Apr 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka police have sent blood samples of the suspects connected to the murder of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Nadarajah Raviraj for DNA testing.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of police told the Colombo Additional Magistrate Nirosha Fernando, that the suspects' blood samples have been sent to the Genetec Laboratory for DNA testing.
The CID last month arrested four former Navy personnel including two officers and detained them in connection with the MP's murder.
The parliamentarian was shot dead by gunmen riding a motorbike in Colombo on 10th November 2006. His bodyguard, Police Constable Lakshman Lokuwella attached to the Jaffna Police Station, was also killed in the shooting.
The CID told the court that a report on the firearm used for the killing will aloes be produced in the court.
One of the suspects is also allegedly involved in killing of four students with the goal of extracting ransom from the parents of the students.
The court ordered to remand the suspects further until April 24.

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