The dramatic arrest of underworld suspect Ishara Sewwandi in Nepal was the result of a three-day international operation led by Sri Lankan police, working with Nepalese law enforcement and Interpol support, officials said. Sewwandi — who was linked to the killing of underworld figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa at the Hulftsdorp Magistrate’s Court in February — was found hiding in a luxury house in the Bhaktapur district near Kathmandu. According to investigators, a special team from the Peliyagoda Crimes Division, headed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Rohan Olugala and Inspector Gihan de Silva, travelled to Nepal on the directions of IGP Priyantha…
Inside the Nepal raid: How Police tracked down Ishara Sewwandi
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