The officers will assist the CID team already in Nepal and are expected to return to Sri Lanka this evening.
Ishara Sewwandi was arrested in a joint operation with Nepalese security forces at a house approximately 18 kilometers from Kathmandu. Four others, including another woman, were also taken into custody. Among them is a close associate of ‘Kehelbaddara Padme,’ currently in police custody and identified as a gang leader.
Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne was shot dead inside the Aluthkade Court complex on February 19, with the murder reportedly carried out by Kehelbaddara Padme’s faction.
