Underworld figure Sridaran Niranjan, alias ‘Tinker’, who was arrested in Dubai, has been brought back to Sri Lanka this morning (01), police confirmed.

The 36-year-old suspect, a resident of Colombo 15, is said to be a close associate of the notorious criminal leader and drug trafficker Palani Shiran Glorian, also known as “Kochchikade Shiran.”

Police state that ‘Tinker’ is accused of transporting firearms used in the 19 August 2025 shooting at Gnanarathana Mawatha, Peliyagoda, which left one person dead and another critically injured.

Investigations further revealed that, despite being under a travel ban, he had managed to leave the country on the same day of the incident.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the No.05 Magistrate’s Court at the Aluthkade Courts Complex, police said.

Further investigations are being carried out by the Peliyagoda Police.