CID arrests Kaiwaru Muthu after deportation from UAE

Newswire and Hiru News report that Manoj Muthukumar, also known as “Kaivaru Muthu,” was taken into custody at Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday, November 6, after being deported from the United Arab Emirates. Newswire identifies him as a 30-year-old resident of Korathota North in Kaduwela and says officers from the Criminal Investigation Department’s Airport Unit handled his arrival. Newsfirst also locates the airport in Katunayake.

Newswire reports that police say Muthukumar was wanted in relation to several alleged offences. The outlet lists an alleged rape of an underage girl in the Athurugiriya police division in 2013; a man’s 2016 killing with sharp weapons in Delgoda; and several events in 2024, including a man’s abduction in Nawagamuwa followed by his fatal shooting in Thunandahena, a shooting outside a business that damaged property, and a petrol-bomb attack on a businessman’s home in Korathota. Newswire also reports allegations of threatening calls and death threats.

Newswire says police reported that their investigations had uncovered information linking Muthukumar to the incidents. It says proceedings concerning the alleged offences are underway before courts in Kaduwela and Homagama. Newswire reports that he had previously been taken into custody in Sharjah before being deported to Sri Lanka.

Newswire and Newsfirst report that Muthukumar was being questioned under a 72-hour detention order, with further questioning by the Western Province South Crimes Division. Newswire says he was handed over to that division after his arrival and that investigations were continuing.

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