A suspect linked to the Easter Sunday attacks, who was out on bail, was killed by unidentified assailants in Mattakkuliya in Colombo on November 28, reports Colombo Gazette. According to the Police, the assailants had arrived in a car and carried out the crime killing the 38 years old suspect whose identity is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile, a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court trial-at-bar, on November 24, ordered to hear the case against 25 suspects, including Naufer Moulavi, on charges including conspiracy to commit, aiding and abetting the suicide bombing on Easter Sunday, on January 4 and 5, 2023, reports Colombo Page. A three-judge bench comprising judges Damith Thotawatte, Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe informed that the indictments against the defendants will be read before the court on that day. The court also told to issue summons to Professor Rohan Gunaratne and Head of State Intelligence Service Suresh Saleh to appear before the court to testify in the case.