Colombo, Oct. 8 – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has revealed that Anura Vidanagamage, widely known as “Meegasare Kajja”, who was recently murdered along with his two children, had been serving at the Ministry of Defence at the time of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen’s killing in 2012.
The disclosure has deepened long-standing suspicions of possible state involvement in Thajudeen’s death, one of Sri Lanka’s most high-profile unresolved murder cases.
CCTV footage from the Thajudeen case had earlier shown Kajja’s vehicle following the rugby player’s car on the night of his death. While his wife identified him in the footage, some family members disputed the claim.
In a related development, former SLPP local government candidate Sampath Manamperi has reportedly confessed to supplying the firearm used in the murder of Kajja and his two children. He is currently being held under a 90-day detention order as investigators pursue further questioning.
Authorities believe the killings were aimed at eliminating key individuals tied to sensitive past cases. The CID is continuing to interrogate multiple suspects allegedly involved in planning and executing the crime.
The government has pledged a full and impartial probe into unresolved cases, including the Thajudeen murder and other politically sensitive crimes from the past decade.
Wasim Thajudeen, 28, was one of Sri Lanka’s most promising rugby players. His death, initially reported as an accident, was later ruled a homicide after forensic evidence confirmed foul play. The case remains one of the country’s most widely discussed unsolved murders.
