Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Former Minister and Anuradhapura District Organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Duminda Dissanayake, has been remanded until 29 May following his arrest yesterday (23 May).

He was produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court, which ordered his remand custody in connection with an investigation led by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).

The investigation pertains to the ownership of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle discovered at a prominent apartment complex in Havelock Town on Tuesday (20 May).

According to police, the former minister was reportedly arrested at a residence in Thimbirigasyaya last morning (23).

The gold-plated T-56 assault rifle was discovered inside a woman's travel bag ...