An Inspector was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) on July 13 at Akkaraipattu in Ampara District of Eastern Province on charges of concealing evidence on a bomb blast at Sainthamarudu on April 26, 2019, reports Daily Mirror. Nagur Thambi Abubakar was arrested in connection with an investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks. He was serving as Traffic Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Kalawanchchikudi Police at the time of the bombing. 15 people were killed in the explosion that took place in a house in Sainthamarudu during a gun battle between security forces and the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) militants.