Sri Lanka, Feb. 22 -- The Defence Ministry has approved a 90-day detention order to further question the suspected gunman involved in the killing of the notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samarathne, alias "Ganemulla Sanjeewa", and the van driver who transported him to Puttalam, according to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.

The suspected gunman who shot and killed notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader inside the Hulftsdorp Court Complex was arrested on Wednesday evening (19) in the Palaviya area in Puttalam by Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel, while fleeing in a van.

The driver of the van used by the gunman in the "Ganemulla Sanjeewa" shooting to flee towards Puttalam, was also arrested by police on Febru...