Four suspects arrested over the incident of setting fire to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo were remanded till August 10 by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage remanded these four suspects after producing them before an identification parade.

Meanwhile, the CID has named another person allegedly involved in the incident as the fifth suspect in the case.

The CID informed the court that suspect Evan Perera wanted for questioning in this connection, has already fled the country. Information in this regard has already been passed on to the airport authorities.