A 22-year-old boy who had been admitted to the Kandy National Hospital together with his father with serious injuries after being hit on the head with a hammer and chili powder thrown on his face died on Sunday (25).
The deceased Thangavelu Sandalu Santhush was following a study course seeking employment in Japan.
The assault had taken place at Udawatte Kumbura in Hanguranketha on June 19 as a result of a land dispute between two parties. The suspects had fled the area after the clash. It is reported that there is a member of a Pradeshiya Sabha among these persons.
The Hanguranketha Police have taken into custody a woman who is alleged to have provided the chilli powder used in the attack to the suspects.
During Police investigations it has been revealed that there was a dispute between these two factions regarding the ownership of a land belonging to the Land Reforms Commission.
With the suspects in the incident fleeing the area, a certain group of persons had set fire to the main suspect’s house on June 19 and destroyed it. The Hanguranketha Police are carrying out further investigations.