The former Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), Assistant Superintendent of Police Neville Silva, has surrendered to the Matara Magistrate’s Court (MC) yesterday (24), in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on 31 December 2023, in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area of Weligama, Matara.

The MC has since granted bail to Silva.

The Matara MC had previously issued arrest warrants for eight Police officers, including former officers of the CCD and the suspended Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, naming them as suspects in the case. Silva is the ninth suspect in the case.