Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a man who was hacked to death with a sharp weapons in a vacant plot of land along the Huludagoda Road in Mount Lavinia.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of May 1, prompting the Western Province South Crime Division to launch a thorough investigation into the crime.

The suspects-aged 31, 32, and 34-are residents of Mount Lavinia. They were apprehended on Sunday (04) near the Makumbura Highway Terminal in Kottawa.

Following information obtained during interrogations, officers recovered two swords and a mobile phone allegedly used to commit the crime.

The Western Province South Crime Division is continuing further investigations into th...