Popular rapper Madhawa Prasad, known by his stage name Maduwa, has been arrested once again—this time for the possession of explosives.
Kahathuduwa Police said they recovered three sticks of gelignite, five detonators, and 3.5 kilograms of ammonium nitrate from the suspect.
The 26-year-old artist was previously arrested on 25 August for carrying a fake pistol and was released on bail after being produced before the Kesbewa Magistrate’s Court.
According to police, the latest arrest followed a tip-off received by Sub-Inspector Rajitha Gurusinghe, Officer-in-Charge of the Crimes Investigation Division of the Kahathuduwa Police. The tip indicated that the explosives had been buried behind a house in Galahena, Pitipana, where the suspect resides.
During questioning, the suspect allegedly revealed that a police constable—arrested months ago by the Mannar Special Crimes Investigation Division for stealing a firearm from the Kotawila Police Station—had visited him along with another rapper and handed over the explosives for safekeeping.
Maduwa remains in police custody as investigations continue.
