Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The suspect believed to be the gunman involved in the murder of political activist Dan Priyasad was arrested in the Cinnamon Gardens area of Colombo last afternoon (02) by officers from the Western Province South Crimes Division.

According to police, the suspect is also implicated in the murder of Dan Priyasad's brother.

Dan Priyasad, the convenor of the "Nawa Sinhale National Movement" and a well-known political activist, was shot on the night of April 22 at the Laksanda Sevana Housing Complex in Wellampitiya.

Following this incident, key suspects in the murder of Priyasad's brother- a father-son duo identified as Bandula Piyal and Madhava Sudarshana- had reportedly fled their residences.

In response, the Western ...