Cops hunt Minuwandoda Triple Murder Main Suspect : Public assistance requested

COLOMBO (News 1st)- Sri Lanka Police is seeking public assistance to locate and arrest the main suspect responsible for the brutal triple murder in Minuwangoda on 6th October 2022.

Police said the suspects is currently in hiding, and his details are as follows:

Name: Jayagodage Sanjeewa Don Sanjeewa Lakmal
Age: 39 years
NIC: 833214292 V
Address: 10, Mahindarama Road, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Sri Lanka Police is requesting the public with any available information to contact the following the numbers:

SSP Gampaha: 0718 591 608
ASP Gampaha: 0718 591 610
OIC Minuwangoda: 0718 591 612

Minuwangoda Triple Murder:

A triple homicide was reported from the Minuwangoda on the 6th of October 2022, and reports suggested that these murders are linked to an incident involving a kite and a argument between two boys dating back to 2017.

A 51-year-old man and his two sons 23-years-old, and 24-year-old were brutally murdered adding more bodies to a string of murders.

Multiple shooters had visited their residence on a motorcycle, and a car and carried out the murder.

Unconfirmed reports said that the shooters were impersonating law enforcement personnel, and T-56 assault rifles were used for the murder.

The shooters have chased away the mother and sister of the two young men out of the house before carrying out the shooting. 

51-year-old Pushpakumara Silva alias Ralahamy died upon admission to the hospital, and his two sons 23-year-old Roshan Maduwanta and 24-year-old Suresh Jeewantha died on the spot.

Sri Lanka Police and neighbours revealed to News 1st that a dispute incident involving a kite and a argument between two boys dating back to 2017.

The 1st & 2nd Murders:

On the 25th of August 2017, a young man was flying a kite in a field in Minuwangdoa and it had gotten entagled with the kite sent up by Suraj Dananjaya, another young in the same neighbourhood.

The dispute between the men escalated to the next level, when Suraj Dananjaya's father Lal Premasiri visited the house of  Roshan Maduwanta (One of the men killed in the triple homicide) along with his son to inquire into the matter.

It was reported that following an exchange of words Suraj Dananjaya and his father were brutally murdered by Pushpakumara Silva alias Ralahamy, Roshan Maduwanta and Suresh Jeewantha (The three men who were killed on the 6th of October). It was also reported that Ralahamy's brother Justin Rathnaseela De Silva was also involved.

The 3rd Murder:

As the matter went to trial, on the 5th of August 2018 Justin Ratnaseela De Silva, the brother of Ralahamy was brutally gunned down.

The main suspect in that murder was Lakshitha Lakmal, the cousin of the slain Suraj Dananjaya, and son of Lal Premasiri's brother.

The 4th Murder:

Lakshita was out on bail for the murder, and on 20th June 2021 he was knocked down by a car when he was traveling on his motorcycle, and was brutally hacked to death.

The main suspects in the murder of Lakshitha Lakmal were Pushpakumara Silva alias Ralahamy, Roshan Maduwanta and Suresh Jeewantha (The three men who were killed on the 6th of October)

On that same day in 2021 three houses were set on fire, and the three men had returned to a smaller house after being granted bail by the court.

The 5th, 6th, and 7th Murders: 

The father and two sons were brutally gunned down on Thursday (6) morning as part of the string of murders linked to the 2017 Kite Case.

Three suspects connencted to the triple homicide were arrested by Sri Lanka Police and the Police Special Task Force on Thursday (6) when they were traveling in an Anuradhapura Route 57 bus.