The six individuals who were arrested in suspicion over the assault and killing of an individual in the Market junction in Kalkudah, have been further remanded until July 22.

According to the police, the suspects were further remanded after being produced before the Valachchenai Magistrate Court.

Police added that two other suspects have been arrested for the same murder and are due to be produced before the court during the course of the day. The murder occurred as a result of a dispute which erupted in the Market Junction in Kalkudah on Friday morning.

The victim is a 51-year-old resident of Kalkudah.

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