A 33-year-old man who was released on bail for a drug offence had been found killed with his throat slit with a sharp object near Gothatuwa bund on IDH road this morning.
Wellampitiya Police found the body of the victim identified as Mohamed Nishabdeen Mohamed Risvan on a tip off. He was a resident of Colombo 13, the police said.
The suspect who was in the remanded custody for a heroin related offence had been released on bail recently. The motive behind the killing is not ascertained yet. Wellampitiya Police are investigating.