Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- The suspected gunman who shot and killed notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as "Ganemulla Sanjeewa", inside the Hulftsdorp Court Complex this morning (19) has been arrested.

He has been arrested in the Palaviya area in Puttalam by Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel while fleeing in a van.

The arrested suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Mohamed Azman Sheriffdeen.

The infamous gang leader known as "Ganemulla Sanjeewa" was fatally shot this morning (19) in the No. 05 Magistrate's Court within the Aluthkade Courts Complex (Hulftsdorp).

"Ganemulla Sanjeewa," who was remanded in custody at Boosa Prison, was escorted to court this morning (19) by pr...