Srilanka, March 4 -- The shooter responsible for the murder of organized criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne (alias Ganemulla Sanjeewa) has also been linked to a shooting incident in the Kandana - Veediya Mawatha area on December 13th last year.

Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanarachchi, 27, who shot and killed Ganemulla Sanjeewa at the Aluthkade No. 05 Magistrate's Court on February 19th, is identified as the shooter in both incidents. The police have revealed that the Kandana shooting was carried out under the direction of an organized criminal based abroad.

The Colombo Crimes Division is conducting further investigations, and Kandanarachchi is currently being held under a 90-day detention order.

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