The Western Province South Crimes Division has commenced further questioning of Manoj Muthukumar, alias “Kaiwaru Muthu”, an alleged organised criminal and drug trafficker, under a 72-hour detention order.
Police said the suspect was arrested yesterday by the Airport Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) upon his arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.
He had reportedly been arrested in Dubai and subsequently deported to Sri Lanka.
The 30-year-old suspect is a resident of Korathota, Kaduwela.
He is accused of several crimes, including the sexual abuse of a minor girl in Athurugiriya in 2013, the hacking to death of a person in Delgoda in 2016, and the abduction and shooting death of an individual in Nawagamuwa in 2024.
He is also accused of opening fire and causing property damage in front of a business establishment within the Nawagamuwa Police Division in 2024, as well as carrying out petrol bomb attacks on the residence of a businessman in Korathota and issuing death threats to individuals over the telephone.
Police further stated that legal proceedings have been initiated against the suspect before the Kaduwela and Homagama Magistrates’ Courts in connection with these allegations.
