Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- The bodies of the lawyer and his wife, who were shot dead in Thalangama, Akuregoda, have been placed at a private funeral parlour in Borella.

The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2026 at a car park of a supermarket near the military headquarters in Thalangama, Akuregoda, approximately one kilometre from the base.

Two unidentified gunmen, who arrived in a car, opened fire using a pistol and a T-56 type firearm before fleeing the scene.

The victims have been identified as 44-year-old attorney-at-law Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his 42-year-old wife W. A. Nisansala, police said.

The vehicle used by the assailants was later involved in an accident near Kottawa Pola Junction and was abandoned.

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