Suicide bomber's accomplice further remanded

Sathyaleela Selvakumari, accomplice to the Kollupitiya Police station suicide bomber, was further remanded till September 15, by Colombo Fort Magistrate Sarath C. Karunaratne. The suspect was not produced in court for security reasons and would be produced at the special court at Welikada prison. Police stated that the suspect had many aliases and they were conducting investigations to ascertain the identity of the woman.
The suspect Sathyaleela Selvakumari of Jaffna, an ex-employee of the EPDP, had assisted in conducting the suicide bomber to Minister Douglas Devananda's office. Police stated that the suicide bomber was brought to the Kollupitiya Police station when she aroused the suspicions of the Minister's security staff. When about to be examined, the suicide bomber had detonated the bomb strapped on her, killing four Police officers among others. The CID prosecuted.