Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further interrogate Ousmand Gunasekera, also known as "Gampaha Ousmand," who was arrested on allegations of aiding and abetting the killing of underworld figure "Ganemulla Sanjeewa," police said.

Earlier, on May 14, police had obtained a 72-hour detention order for Gunasekera, following his arrest on May 13.

Ousmand Gunasekara, a 69-year-old resident of Gampaha, was arrested by the CCD on allegations of aiding and abetting the killing of notorious underworld figure and organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias 'Ganemulla Sanjeewa', and allegedly supplying firearms used to carry out the murder.

"Ganemulla Sanjeewa" was shot dead i...