Suspects Die In Police Custody

By Binoy Suriyaarachchi- Sunday, May 25, 2014

The mysterious death of cop killer suspect, Kahandawala Arachchige Tharuka Nilan (32), who died last Sunday (18) while in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is the latest addition to a long list of deaths in police custody.

The police announced on the same day that the notorious suspect wanted by police for many criminal activities was killed in a confrontation with police officials, while he was being escorted to uncover a hidden weapons cache. According to the police, following details received through interrogation, a group of police officials accompanied by a Police Inspector had escorted the suspect to a forest reserve in the Kalugala area in Ududumbara in a bid to uncover the firearm reported to have been used for the crime.

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