12-19-2004, 08:34 PM
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olice track key suspect in fatal shooting of Brampton woman to Sri Lanka
Associated Press, Sat December 18, 2004 18:45 EST . - - TORONTO (CP) Nearly nine months after a 20-year-old woman was shot to death outside her parents' home west of Toronto, an international manhunt stretching halfway around the world to Sri Lanka - is following the trail of the man wanted for first-degree murder. Known to have friends and connections in Montreal, Vancouver, England and Australia, Manickavasagar, also known as Vijay, was tracked to Sri Lanka - in early October.
With the help of the RCMP, investigators in New Delhi are working with Interpol and Sri Lankan police to find the suspect in the island nation off the southern tip of India.
``We believe he's moving from place to place in Sri Lanka - ,'' De Facendis said. ``Sri Lanka - police have been knocking on doors. The word is out that we are looking for him.''
A Canadian citizen, Manickavasagar was 12 when he came to Canada with his family in 1994 and settled in Toronto.
Police say Manickavasagar was affiliated with three Sri Lankan gangs in the Greater Toronto Area.
Five alleged associates of Manickavasagar were arrested in October. Stenwick Hookumchand, 21, and Navaneethan Kunananthan, 24, both of Toronto, were charged with first-degree murder. Police allege the three were at the club the night of the shooting.
(Toronto Star)
Published: Sat Dec 18 21:40:20 EST 2004
olice track key suspect in fatal shooting of Brampton woman to Sri Lanka Associated Press, Sat December 18, 2004 18:45 EST . - - TORONTO (CP) Nearly nine months after a 20-year-old woman was shot to death outside her parents' home west of Toronto, an international manhunt stretching halfway around the world to Sri Lanka - is following the trail of the man wanted for first-degree murder. Known to have friends and connections in Montreal, Vancouver, England and Australia, Manickavasagar, also known as Vijay, was tracked to Sri Lanka - in early October.
With the help of the RCMP, investigators in New Delhi are working with Interpol and Sri Lankan police to find the suspect in the island nation off the southern tip of India.
``We believe he's moving from place to place in Sri Lanka - ,'' De Facendis said. ``Sri Lanka - police have been knocking on doors. The word is out that we are looking for him.''
A Canadian citizen, Manickavasagar was 12 when he came to Canada with his family in 1994 and settled in Toronto.
Police say Manickavasagar was affiliated with three Sri Lankan gangs in the Greater Toronto Area.
Five alleged associates of Manickavasagar were arrested in October. Stenwick Hookumchand, 21, and Navaneethan Kunananthan, 24, both of Toronto, were charged with first-degree murder. Police allege the three were at the club the night of the shooting.
(Toronto Star)
Published: Sat Dec 18 21:40:20 EST 2004