A Sri Lankan man has been arrested by French police on suspicion of the murder of Mathinthiran Nadarajah, alias Col Parithi, reported Le Parisien on Monday.
The 33-year old man was apprehended in the 20th Arrondissemente of Paris late on Sunday.
A source close to the victim said that a second man was apprehended and placed in custody, according to the parper.
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