The vehicle suspected to have been used in the fatal shooting of a Buddhist monk at a temple in Malwathu Hiripitiya, Gampaha, was discovered engulfed in flames in the Kaduwela area today.
The suspects set fire to the car at a deserted location near a forest in Kaduwela before making their escape.
Earlier in the day, four unidentified individuals in a car had opened fire on the 45-year-old Buddhist monk using a T-56 weapon.
Further investigations are being conducted to arrest the suspects.
