Police seek public help to trace two suspects in Baddegama triple murder

Police have appealed for public assistance to locate and arrest two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of three people in Baddegama in September.

The killings took place on September 27, 2026, when two assailants who arrived by car opened fire with a T-56 assault rifle on a man and two women travelling in a three-wheeler. All three victims died.

Investigations by the Baddegama Police and the Elpitiya Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau have identified two suspects in connection with the shooting and with aiding the crime. Police said the men have fled the area and are believed to be in hiding.

The wanted suspects are Laddhu Kolitha Yasarathna de Soysa, 50, of Boossa, Kekilla Mandiya, and Wathudura Buddhi Madusanka Gunasiri, 35, of Dodanduwa, Sudumetiya, Rajahena Watta. Anyone with information about their movements is asked to contact the Officer-in-Charge of the Baddegama Police Station on 071-8591480 or the station on 091-2292222. Further investigations are continuing.