Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- Police have uncovered a series of new details in the high-profile double murder of a lawyer and his wife, who were shot and killed at a supermarket parking lot in Akuregoda on February 13.

Investigators say a resident of Kottawa has been arrested for allegedly transporting the two gunmen to lodging houses prior to the killings. He was taken into custody by officers of the Western Province South Crime Division.

According to police, the individual had acted on the instructions of an alleged underworld figure known as "Malwane Tutu," who is believed to be operating from overseas. The suspect is said to have secured accommodation for the gunmen under false identities.

Authorities further revealed that the arrested sus...