Gunman in Akuregoda double murder arrested

2026-02-21 - 13:47

(Photo: AI generated) One of the two gunmen who shot and killed a lawyer and his wife in the Akuregoda area of Thalangama has been arrested. Lawyer Buddika Mallawa Arachchi and his wife, W. A. Nisansala, were shot dead inside their vehicle on February 13, 2026, at around 4:50 p.m., in the car park of a supermarket in the Akuregoda area, near the Defence Headquarters Complex, approximately 700 metres away.