Sri Lanka, May 17 -- The rider of the motorcycle involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old youth near the Sylvester Road junction in Mount Lavinia has been arrested yesterday (16), police said.

The arrest was made by officers from the Mount Lavinia Police Station and the Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau, who are leading the investigation into the incident.

The suspect was apprehended based on intelligence received during the course of the investigation.

The individual was arrested in the Makumbura area of Homagama and has been identified as a 45-year-old resident of Makumbura, Pannipitiya.

According to police, parts of the motorcycle believed to have been used in the crime, along with two fake number plates, w...