Three suspects have been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in connection to the shooting incident in Maligakanda in September in which a six-year-old girl was killed.
The girl and her father who were travelling in a three-wheeler were shot by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle. The child had succumbed to injuries in the hospital, while her father is receiving treatment for serious injuries.
The Police said three suspects wanted over the shooting were arrested by the STF in the Obeysekerapura area in Welikada last evening.
The STF officers had also seized a vehicle with fake number plates that had been used by the suspects to transport weapons.
The suspects have been identified as residents of the Irakkamam 09 area and Rajagiriya, aged 36, 61, and 62 years.
The suspects have been handed over to the Maradana Police Station for further investigations. (NewsWire)
