Sri Lanka, March 31 -- An individual has been taken into custody by police in connection with the murder of a gem businessman in Kahawatta.

The suspect was hiding in a forested area in the Kahawatta when the Delwala police arrested him.

Police stated that the suspect was apprehended following a search conducted by several special police teams deployed in connection with the incident.

Police also said that the person taken into custody is a resident of Kahawatta Kanda.

On March 29, a complaint was lodged with police claiming that a 61-year-old gem businessman from Kahawatta had gone missing.

During the police investigation, it was revealed that the businessman traveled on a motorcycle along the Kahawatta- Nilagama road on March 28 bef...