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Rathgama custodial killings: No show by five cops after transfers to Colombo
View(s):The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is looking for five Southern Special Crimes Unit (SSCU) members who have not reported for duty after they were transferred to Colombo following the Rathgama custodial killings last month.
Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said all ports and airports had been alerted to prevent the officers from leaving the country. “According to the Establishment Code, the five policemen who have not reported for duty needs to be given more time to report for work, before they are considered to have vacated post,” he said.
CID detectives investigating the abduction and murder of 31-year-old Rasin Lasith Chinthaka and 33-year-old Manjula Asela Kumara on January 23, have interviewed 40 witnesses and persons of interest. Investigators took a vehicle into custody last week. They believe it was used to move the remains of the deceased.