Former Minister and Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda was arrested yesterday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with an ongoing investigation, police sources said.
According to the sources, Devananda was taken into custody after providing a statement to the CID regarding an incident in which his personal firearm reportedly ended up in the possession of an organised criminal gang. The firearm in question had been issued to him by the Sri Lanka Army for his personal protection in 2001.
