Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Dubai-based underworld leader Amila Sepala Ratnayake, alias "Rotumba Amila," is suspected of orchestrating the assassination of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara, a senior police officer said yesterday (22).

The official said that the assailant, believed to be a contract gunman linked to Rotumba Amila's network, entered the premises under the pretext of official business and opened fire at close range before fleeing on a motorcycle with an accomplice.

Police investigations have revealed that Wickramasekara had been a close associate of Nadun Chinthaka Wickramarathna, alias "Harak Kata," another notorious southern underworld leader and drug trafficker currently in remand custody. 'Rotumba Am...