[2008-05-17 4.25pm] Police reveal that the motorcycle of the suicide bomber involved in yesterday`s (May 16th) bomb explosion near the Colombo Hilton Hotel belongs to a associate of Pillayan named `Jana`.

A special police team in Trincomalee has arrested him under the suspicion last evening.

Jana, resident of Palauththu in Trincomalee, is a prominent Tamil member of the TMVP and is currently engaged with a Muslim girl, a senior police officer said.




The owner was traced after investigating details on the motorcycle`s registration number with the Department of Motor Traffic.

Jana is being questioned at length, reports say.