Sri Lanka, Feb. 22 -- A 90-day detention order has been obtained to question the suspected gunman arrested in connection with the killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, the Homagama Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau said.

The detention order has been issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, enabling investigators to detain and interrogate the suspect for an extended period.

The suspect was arrested in Delduwa, Ambalangoda by a team of officers yesterday, following intelligence received by police. He was taken into custody when officers arrived at a house where he had been staying while conducting surveillance in a nearby cinnamon estate.

Investigations have revealed that the suspect had been hiding in...