Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court has issued a 90-day detention order for Dilina Pramodya Hapuarachchi, widely known as "Polgasowita Dila", for further interrogation in connection with the brutal killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda. The detention follows his initial 72-hour remand after being arrested.

On February 13, Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawarachchi (44) and his wife, W. A. Nisansala (42), were shot dead in a supermarket parking lot in Akuregoda, Thalangama, near the Army Headquarters.

Police investigations suggest that "Polgasowita Dila" acted as an accomplice in the killings. According to his statements, he allegedly received firearms, including a T-56 assault rifle, from other underworld operativ...