by Norman Palihawadana and Percy Kuruneru, A’pura Corr.
The female suicide bomber who made an abortive attempt on the life of Minister Maithripala Sirisena while he was returning from a Vap Magul ceremony on the Boralesgamuwa Road last week, had been living in a house belonging to a Sinhalese couple in Wellawatte for months without arousing suspicion of her neighbours.
She, identified as Shanmugadas Jayabalani, had paid a monthly rent of Rs. 20,000 for sharing the house at Wellawatte with another Tamil family.
A few months ago the other occupants had shifted but the bomber had continued her stay, the police said.
On the day of her suicidal mission, she had told her landlord that she was leaving for Vavuniya. She is said to have had dealings with another family living at Kohuwala.
On an earlier occasion when the police were conducting checks in the area, she had been questioned.
Meanwhile, our Anuradhapura Correspondent reports that SSP Anura Senanayake of the Colombo Crime Detective Bureau along with a team of officials, questioned a Sinhala woman in Mihintale in whose name the sim card of the mobile phone used by the suicide bomber was registered.
The suspect was arrested from Weerakelle in Minhintale on Sunday.
The 28-year-old woman was married to a soldier. Her husband too, would be questioned, Police sources said.
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The female suicide bomber who made an abortive attempt on the life of Minister Maithripala Sirisena while he was returning from a Vap Magul ceremony on the Boralesgamuwa Road last week, had been living in a house belonging to a Sinhalese couple in Wellawatte for months without arousing suspicion of her neighbours.
She, identified as Shanmugadas Jayabalani, had paid a monthly rent of Rs. 20,000 for sharing the house at Wellawatte with another Tamil family.
A few months ago the other occupants had shifted but the bomber had continued her stay, the police said.
On the day of her suicidal mission, she had told her landlord that she was leaving for Vavuniya. She is said to have had dealings with another family living at Kohuwala.
On an earlier occasion when the police were conducting checks in the area, she had been questioned.
Meanwhile, our Anuradhapura Correspondent reports that SSP Anura Senanayake of the Colombo Crime Detective Bureau along with a team of officials, questioned a Sinhala woman in Mihintale in whose name the sim card of the mobile phone used by the suicide bomber was registered.
The suspect was arrested from Weerakelle in Minhintale on Sunday.
The 28-year-old woman was married to a soldier. Her husband too, would be questioned, Police sources said.
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