Pilleyan summoned to CID to record a statement

The CID  arrested former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan over former parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham’s murder.

The former Chief Minister who was summoned, arrived at the CID at  around 5.00 pm today accompanied by his lawyer.

Meanwhile, a group of CID officers left for Batticaloa on Saturday night to question Pilleyan over Pararajasingham’s murder.

However, the family members informed that he was not at home.

As a result, the CID deployed a phalanx of officers around the house of the former Chief Minister, an ex-stalwart of the LTTE.

As the initial attempt to question Chandrakanthan failed, the CID told his family members to inform the former Chief Minister to be present at the CID today at 5.00 p.m.

The CID on Thursday arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of former TNA Parliamentarian who was shot dead at St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Batticaloa, by an unknown  gunman at Christmas prayers on December 25th morning.