Two underworld figures wanted for their alleged involvement in multiple murders and illegal activities have been arrested by the CID in Dubai and brought to Sri Lanka.
The suspects, K. Dimuthu Chaturanga (26) and Dinesh Sharman (48), were escorted back to Sri Lanka early this morning (12), according to Public Security Minister Tiran Alles.
A team of four senior CID officers brought the suspects to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.
The criminals, identified as Kaludura Dinesh Samantha de Silva, alias “Babi,” a 48-year-old resident of Nugegoda, Colombo, and 26-year-old Kankanamlage Dimuthu Chaturanga Perera, alias “Samitpura Chathu,” a resident of Samitpura, Mattakkuliya, were apprehended while hiding in Dubai.
They arrived at BIA on a SriLankan Airlines flight at around 5:10 a.m. this morning.
Dimuthu Chaturanga Perera, alias “Samitpura Chathu,” will be handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD), while Dinesh Samantha de Silva, alias “Babi,” will be handed over to the Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Division.
