Close accomplice of Zahran Hashmi arrested

Close accomplice of Zahran Hashmi arrested

May 1, 2019   02:59 pm

A close accomplice of Zahran Hashim, the alleged to be the ringleader behind the Easter Day attacks, has been arrested Subharatheepura area in Kuliyapitiya.

Reportedly, he has been arrested on a joint operation by the Police Special Task Force (STF) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The arrestee has been identified to be a person named Mohamed Anwar Mohamed Riskan.

The CID is conducting further investigations on the suspect.

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