Nine suspects will be indicted by the Attorney General in the Colombo High Court for murdering five persons and causing serious injuries on two others in a shooting incident at Summitpura, Mattakkuliya on October 23 2016. Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya said documents relating to the indictments were submitted to the High Court using his discretion without holding a non-summary inquiry.
The nine suspects are Prasad Nuwan alias Roshan, Chamila Kumara, Mohamed Azeez, Randev, Niroshan Saminda Costa, Ravindran Nagaraja, Madhuranga Perera, Govindan Neranjan and Chathuranga Perera.
The five persons who died in a gang war between two groups were Nuwan Sanjeewa alias Chuti Ukkung, Ranga Perera, Denuwan Chathuranga, Raj Srikanthan and Hussein Mohamed Nazaar.
The two seriously injured were Ishad Mohamed and Chamara Sandaruwan.