Sri Lanka Police have sought public assistance to arrest a suspect wanted in connection with the double murder of an attorney‑at‑law and his wife, who were shot dead at the car park of a supermarket in Akuregoda, Talangama, on February 16, 2026.

The Western Province (South) Division Criminal Investigation Unit is conducting investigations into the crime. 

Police said the suspect had acted as the driver of the vehicle used by the gunmen during the attack.

Authorities urged the public to provide any information regarding the suspect to the Director, Western Province (South) Division Crimes – 0718592279 or OIC, Western Province (South) Division Crimes – 0718596065. (Newswire)

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Police state that the second gunman involved in the Akuregoda murder of a lawyer and his wife was arrested after a team of officers from the Monaragala Police Station apprehended three suspects at an abandoned house in the Nakkala area on Tuesday (24 Feb).

According to the Police, among the arrested suspects was a 39‑year‑old former Navy soldier, who had legally left the service in 2009. The other suspects, aged 27 and 46, are from Ambalangoda and Angoda.

Investigations carried out by the Western Province Southern Crime Division revealed that one of the arrested suspects was the second gunman who, along with another, shot and killed a lawyer and his wife inside their car in Akuregoda, Thalangama, on 13th February.

Following the arrests, the suspects were handed over to the Western Province Southern Crime Division yesterday for further investigations.

The Police said that so far, eight suspects connected to the crime, including both gunmen, have been taken into custody. 

The Western Province Southern Crime Division is continuing investigations. (Newswire)

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Three suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda are scheduled to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today.

The victims were shot dead on Friday afternoon in Akuregoda, Thalangama.

Police said the suspects had deleted data from their mobile phones following the killings.

On the instructions of the Inspector General of Police, 12 police teams were appointed to investigate the incident.

During investigations, officers on Feb. 16 arrested two brothers in Kottawa for allegedly transporting the firearm used in the shooting.

The two suspects were produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court yesterday (17), and police were granted permission to detain and question them until today.

Based on information revealed during questioning, a suspect identified as “Dila” was arrested in the Polgasowita area yesterday afternoon.

Police investigations have found that the two young men had transported the firearm on the instructions of “Dila,” who was also allegedly involved in the operation. (Newswire)

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