Ishara Sewwandi Remanded After Spending 10 Months in Detention

COLOMBO (News 1st); The woman alleged to be the principal suspect in the assassination of organized crime figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa has been remanded until August 21 after being produced before the Colombo Aluthkade Magistrate's Court today.

The suspect, Ishara Sewwandi, had been under detention orders and questioned by the Colombo Crimes Division for nearly ten months as part of the ongoing investigation into the high-profile killing.

Ganemulla Sanjeewa was shot dead on February 19 last year inside Courtroom No. 5 of the Colombo Aluthkade Magistrate's Court in one of the most shocking assassinations to occur within a court complex in Sri Lanka.

Investigations subsequently revealed that the firearm allegedly used in the killing had been brought into the courthouse premises by Ishara Sewwandi, according to investigators.

Several months after the shooting, the suspect was arrested while allegedly hiding in Nepal and was later brought back to Sri Lanka to face investigations.