Police have identified the suspects linked to a violent altercation involving a group accompanying Yoshitha Rajapaksa outside a nightclub at Union Place, Colombo, last night (22).

According to police, the incident occurred after a dispute between individuals accompanying Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and a security guard at the establishment escalated into an assault.

The suspects have been identified as residents of Dehiwala, Attidiya, and Thimbirigasyaya. However, they are believed to have fled the area following the incident, police revealed.

Authorities have launched an investigation to apprehend those involved.