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The brother of the main suspect wanted over the murder of?Wasantha de Zoysa alias ?Rajarata Iron man? was arrested today.

The police said that?Asitha?Ranasingham the brother of Iron Ranasingha alias ?SF Lokka? was arrested in the Tangalle area.

Wasantha Soysa, the holder of several Guinness world records, was hacked to death by an unidentified group inside a?night club owned by him in Anuradhapura.

At least 20 suspects were arrested over the incident.?Soysa, a famous Karate champion and a highly respected martial arts instructor, is said to have been attacked by about 25 people, inside his nightclub at Kadapanaha, Anuradhapura, last weekend. (Colombo Gazette)

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