Police seek public assistance to arrest two suspects wanted over Baddegama triple murder
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1 min readFrom 3 outlets- Newswire reports the shooting occurred on September 27, 2026, in Baddegama.
- Newswire says a man and two women travelling in a three-wheeler were shot by two people who arrived by car.
- Newswire reports police identified two suspects and asked the public to provide information about their whereabouts.
- Newswire says Baddegama Police and the Elpitiya Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau are conducting investigations.
Newswire reports that a shooting on September 27, 2026, in the Baddegama area killed a man and two women who were travelling in a three-wheeler. According to police, two people arrived in a car and fired at them with a T-56 rifle.
Newswire reports that investigations by Baddegama Police and the Elpitiya Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau identified two men wanted in connection with the shooting and for allegedly helping to carry it out. Newswire identifies them as a 50-year-old resident of Kekilla Mandiya, Boossa, and a 35-year-old resident of Rajahenawatta, Sudumetiya, Dodanduwa.
Newswire reports that police said the two men had left the area and remained at large, and asked the public to share information about their whereabouts. The report lists the Baddegama police officer-in-charge at 071-8591480 and Baddegama Police Station at 091-2292222 as contact numbers. Newswire says investigations are continuing.
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