CCD instructs to expedite hand grenade tests at Borella Church

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today directed the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to conclude investigations into the recovery of a hand grenade planted inside All Saints’ Church in Borella as soon as possible.

 

A hand grenade was recovered from the All Saints’ Church in Borella on Jan. 11, and hours later, four suspects in total were taken into custody.

 

Subsequently, a retired doctor was apprehended on Jan. 18 in the area of Piliyandala by the crimes investigation unit of the Colombo South Division, based on the information divulged by another suspect, who was arrested in Panamura, Embilipitiya.

 

The 75-year-old retired doctor has reportedly confessed to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) that he planned the entire incident of placing the grenade at the church.

 

The police later arrested the person who allegedly provided the hand grenade to the retired doctor, in the area of Piliyandala.