Middeniya shooting, 18 February 2025

Details

Allegation: Police reports describe the killing as a contract worth Rs. 500,000
Status: Suspects arrested, including a suspected gunman who police said confessed; a former SLPP local government candidate was reported to have admitted supplying the firearms; no verdict reported
Appears on: Politicians and investigators
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Aruna Widanagamage (Meegasare Kajja) / Shot dead in, February 2025 / Middeniya shooting, 18 February 2025
- He was shot dead on 18 February 2025 while travelling by motorcycle with his children; two of his children died of their injuries. According to police reports, the killing was a contract worth Rs. 500,000.6 Mar 2025 · News 1st · Kajja's Assassination Was Rs. 500,000/- Contract Hit
- Names suspects who were arrested in Indonesia, and reports that a former SLPP local government candidate admitted supplying the firearm used in the killing.30 Sep 2025 · News 1st · Ex-SLPP Candidate Manamperi Admits Supplying Guns For Kajja’s Murder
Sampath Manamperi / Reported to have admitted supplying the firearm for / Middeniya shooting, 18 February 2025Allegation
- News First reports that he confessed to supplying the firearm used to kill Aruna Widanagamage and his two children, and that police said he transported three T-56 rifles, five pistols and ammunition. The report does not say where the confession was made.30 Sep 2025 · News 1st · Ex-SLPP Candidate Manamperi Admits Supplying Guns For Kajja’s Murder
- Newswire, relaying News First, says he “reportedly confessed” to providing the firearm and was held under a 90-day detention order.7 Oct 2025 · Newswire · Kajja worked at Defence Ministry during Thajudeen murder – CID