The victim was identified as Kappidiyal Mohamad Ameer (27) a father of three children and a resident of Vavuniya. The suspects, Pathiranalage Priyantha Samarasekera, Maithripala and Gamini Dissanayake were arrested on a tip off and were produced before Matale chief Magistrate Siri Rajapakse.
Inquiries have revealed that on October 12 the suspects had hired the trishaw at Vavuniya and the driver had been later killed at Setikulam.