131th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21
Date: 19th January 2026|
Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo 07
The case was taken up before the Trial-at-Bar with all accused present, except for the 17th accused, who had passed away. All parties were represented.
Today, PW 2091, Woman Police Sergeant No. 4366 Nirosha; PW 2092, Police Inspector No. 13526 Senarathne; PW 2094, Woman Police Sergeant No. 992 Dhamayanthi; PW 2096, Police Constable No. 63293 Karunarathna; PW 1972, Woman Sub-Inspector of Police Madhushani; PW 1973, Police Sergeant No. 42078 Priyantha; PW 2097, Jayasekara; PW 2099, Police Sergeant No. 50242 Lalith Wickramasinghe; PW 2104, Woman Police Sergeant Muthukuda; PW 2101, Police Sergeant No. 5022 Jayarathne; and PW 2103, Woman Police Sergeant Nadeeka were called to give evidence.
It was admitted under Section 420 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, that on 21st December 2019, at about 8.35 a.m., acting on information received from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijitha Perera, PW 1972 informed Police Sergeant No. 42078 Priyantha to hand over the 8th accused to the ASP and thereafter took the necessary steps.
The Court further ordered that PW 1509, Judicial Medical Officer K. K. Juser, be summoned to give evidence tomorrow at 1.00 p.m.
The matter was fixed to be called again on 20th January 2026 at 1.00 p.m. for further trial.
