Six more people have been arrested for attending event organizer Chandimal Jayasinghe’s birthday party that was held at the Shangri -La Hotel in Colombo on Sunday.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said one suspect is evading arrest and measures have been taken to apprehend the suspect.
He added that all suspects arrested today will be produced in court.
Earlier, Chandimal and model Piumi Hansamali were arrested on Monday for organizing and hosting the party in violation of the quarantine law. They were later released on a personal bail of Rs. 1 million each.
The Police thereafter arrested six more people who had attended the party, on Monday and another seven more people were arrested on Tuesday. The suspects were all produced in Court and were released on bail.
All 15 suspects, including Chandimal and Hansamali, were later transferred to a quarantine centre in Passara to undergo mandatory quarantine.
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has taken over the investigation into the birthday party. The CCD has been entrusted with investigating CCTV footage to trace scientific and technical evidence of the party. (NewsWire)