Inspector Arrested Over Vavunathivu Cop Murders

Inspector Arrested Over Vavunathivu Cop Murders

by Staff Writer 22-07-2025 | 5:29 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); A police inspector has been arrested on suspicion of misleading investigations into the murder of two police officers in the VavUnathivu area, which occurred prior to the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

The arrest was made during an operation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Police stated that the suspect police officer will be held for 72 hours by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for questioning.

The incident in question dates back to November 30, 2018, when two police officers were murdered in the Vavnathivu area while on duty at a police checkpoint.

According to police, the officers were killed in a shooting carried out with a T-56 assault rifle.

It was also revealed that the service firearms of the two officers were missing following the attack.