Hiru News

The Divisional Crimes Detective Bureau of Panadura Police has arrested the second gunman and the driver involved in the double murder case in Athurugiriya, known as the “Club Wasantha” murder. The suspects were apprehended in the Pinwatta area of Panadura.

The arrested individuals, aged 29 and 32, are residents of Nagoda and Ahugalla. They were detained at a bus stop in Pinwatta after Panadura SSP received information about their location.

Investigations have revealed that after the shooting, the suspects switched from a car to a van and traveled along the Southern Expressway to Matara before heading to Kadawata.

The suspects will be handed over to the Athurugiriya Police for further investigation.

Previously, police had arrested eleven suspects, including the owner of the tattoo studio where the shooting occurred on July 8, and a 21-year-old female accused of aiding the suspects.

The shooting, which took place during the opening ceremony of the tattoo and piercing studio near the Clock Tower in Athurugiriya, resulted in the deaths of 55-year-old businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera, known as “Club Wasantha,” and a 38-year-old male. Six others were hospitalized following the incident