Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Sri Lanka Police are seeking public assistance to arrest a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, Lasantha Wickramasekera.

An investigation was launched into the fatal shooting of Wickramasekera by an unidentified gunman on October 22, inside his office at the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha premises.

The investigation is being carried out by several police teams under the direct supervision of the Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), and the Senior DIGs in charge of the Southern Province.

Following a planned operation by the FCID, police received information that several sus...