The main suspect in the murder of the Rathgama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Manoj Mendis was remanded till April 06 after he surrendered to the Kalutara Magistrate’s Court earlier in the day.

Janith de Silva, alias Podi Lasia, surrendered to the court through a lawyer over the murder of Manoj Pushpakumara Mendis.

He has submitted an affidavit declaring that he surrendered due to threats to his life.

Mendis was gunned down outside a hotel in Hikkaduwa after attending a social gathering at the venue on the evening of March 23.