A total of 11 suspects have been arrested so far in connection to the shooting incident in Athurugiriya in July, in which businessman Club Wasantha was killed.
The Police said a 36-year-old resident of Darga Town was arrested at the Southern Expressway Service Centre and handed over to the Athurugiriya Police yesterday.
The suspect was arrested for having provided a rented house for the shooters, as well as aiding in obtaining the van that was used to transport the shooters and the weapons from Ambalangoda to Athurugiriya.
Interrogation of the suspect revealed that the bus used to transport the suspects on the Southern Expressway following the shooting had been sold to a resident of Kataragama.
Officials from the Western Province South Crimes Division seized the vehicle yesterday and handed it over to the Athurugiriya Police. Further investigations are underway by the Athurugiriya Police. (Newswire)
