Sri Lanka, Feb. 25 -- The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court that the mother and brother of the fugitive female accomplice involved in the assassination of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, also known as "Ganemulla Sanjeewa," are being held and questioned under detention orders.

The mother of the main female suspect, Sesathpura Devage Samanthi, and her younger brother, Pinpura Devage Chamidu Thiwanka Weerasinghe, who were arrested by the CCD, were presented before the Colombo Chief Magistrate, Tanuja Lakmali, today (25).

Presenting the facts before the court then, CCD officials stated that the two suspects, who were presented before the court today, had prior knowledge of t...