Two people were apprehended by the police, while transporting the partially charred remains of a murder victim in a van. They were accosted in Arangala, Malabe, on Saturday night. Although the Arangala – Kahanthota road is not a location which is constantly patrolled by the police, a sudden search operation carried out by traffic police on Saturday night, brought to light a murder while attempts were being made to conceal it.