(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A 33-year-old Mohammad Zamoor Mohammad Shiyam alias ‘Jee Bumba’ was arrested by the STF in Gampola this morning in connection with several shooting incidents, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.
He said the suspect, a resident of Maligawatta, was identified as an accomplice of underworld figure Kanjipani Imran, who was arrested in Dubai.
The spokesman said the suspect was arrested while hiding at Gampolawela area this morning and was wanted over multiple shooting incidents in Colombo recently.
Investigations revealed that ‘Jee Bumba’ was also wanted over the shooting of 39-year-old woman, Asha Faari alias Kudu Chooti, who was injured in a shooting at Melwatta in Kotahena last month.