Wanted: Photographs released seeking the Baddegama triple murderers

Police are seeking public assistance to apprehend two main suspects connected to the brutal triple murder committed with a T-56 firearm in Wadugala, Baddegama, last September.

The crime occurred on September 27, 2026. On that day, two individuals who arrived in a car shot and killed a man and two women traveling in a three-wheeler in the Wadugala area using a T-56 firearm.

Baddegama Police and the Elpitiya Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau are jointly conducting investigations into this incident. According to these investigations, two suspects have already been identified for committing and aiding and abetting the crime. However, the Police Media Division announces that they have not yet been arrested as they have fled the area and are in hiding.

The suspects who have evaded the police and fled are:

* Laddu Kolitha Yasarathna De Soysa, 50 years old, residing at No. 47, Kekilla Mandiya, Boossa (NIC: 762905191V) * Watudura Buddhi Madusanka Gunasiri, 35 years old, residing at Rajahenawatta, Sudumatiya, Dodanduwa (NIC: 913161629V)

Police urge the public to immediately provide any information regarding these suspects. For this purpose, the Baddegama Police Station OIC can be contacted on 071-8591480, and the Baddegama Police Station on 091-2292222.