Event
Weligama hotel shooting, December 2023
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Details
- Court
- Matara High Court
- Status
- Indictments served on nine accused on 7 October 2026; all bailed; next hearing 27 November 2026
Coming court dates
- 27 Nov 2026
- Case due again in the Matara High Court
Connections (1)
- Deshabandu Tennakoon / Indicted over / Weligama hotel shooting, December 2023Allegation
- The Attorney General’s indictments were served on him and eight other police officers in the Matara High Court on 7 October 2026, and all nine were released on bail. A police sergeant from a Colombo Crime Division team was shot dead by Weligama police officers during an operation in late December 2023. The case is due again on 27 November.7 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Weligama shooting: Indictments served on Deshabandu Tennakoon and 8 others