Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The court has granted the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) permission to detain and question the alleged crime figure, Sridharan Neranjan, alias "Tinker," for 24 hours.

This authorisation was given by the Hulftsdorp Magistrate court following a request from the CCD.

The 36-year-old suspect, a resident of Bluemendhal, was brought back to the island from Dubai yesterday morning (1).

Police stated that he is a close associate of Palani Shiran, alias "Kochchikade Shiran," a known organised crime figure and drug trafficker.

Police further reported that "Tinker" was the driver of the car used in the fatal shooting of an individual in the Grandpass-Mahawatta area last year, and he is a suspect wanted in connection with seve...