Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The Hulftsdorp Magistrate's Court has granted permission for the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to detain and interrogate Sridaran Niranjan, also known as 'Tinker', a member of an organized crime group who was recently arrested in Dubai and deported to Sri Lanka.

According to the Police Media Division, court approved a 24-hour detention period, until tomorrow (03), for officers to question the suspect.

The suspect was apprehended during a joint operation involving Sri Lanka Police, the State Intelligence Service and the Dubai Police in the United Arab Emirates.

Following his arrest, he was brought to Sri Lanka in the early hours of yesterday (02) and taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)...