Security offered for underground wedding ... because of news that bridegroom Suranga would be killed!

Security offered for underground wedding ...

because of news that bridegroom Suranga would be killed!

More information about the wedding celebrations about a youth who is allegedly connected to an underground gang dealing in narcotics with Mutwal, Colombo being given police protection day-before-yesterday (25) not afforded to even a distinguished personality keeps streaming in. 

It has been revealed that this security has been provided on the instructions of a high-ranking police

officer and the police were able to get a chance of cornering underground members through this process because the bridegroom, residing in Aliwattha, Mattakkuliya and connected to the underground having made arrangements to hold his wedding celebrations at a hotel in Elabadawattha, Wattala where preparations were underway to have their honeymoon too at the same hotel on the following 28th in which instance threats to their life had been made in that connection.

These steps had therefore been implemented after it was confirmed on Intelligence Units being informed in advance that there was a plan to carry by a powerful leader of the underworld named Welle Suranga out the murder of the said bridegroom and his friends by barging into the wedding premises. Since those on the bridegroom's side too are aware of this attack and they too were ready to engage in a counter-attack which came into the notice of Intelligence officers, they in turn notified the relevant authorities stating that it would be fine opportunity to cordon both those parties who are armed with weapons. However, instead of arresting the underground members with their weapons, instructions issued by police authorities were to see that no blood-shed was to take place on the day of the wedding. As such, when the bridegroom was on his way upto the hotel in Wattala starting from Mattakkuliya, protection had been afforded from three police stations, police sources say.

Two police motor bicycles had escorted them in front while a police jeep had been in escort from behind. 20 police officers had provided armed security to the hotel after the wedding was over until the couple left the hotel premises. Under orders from above, even the Wattala police officer-in-charge had to keep vigil at the said location.

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