 Ranasinghe, Moratu Saman and Sujeewa were eventually arrested by the police after which Ranasinghe implicated in Mahendra Ratwatte in Ponnambalam's killing.According to the police the three detainees had confessed to killing Ponnambalam and "Satana" editor Rohana Kumara on a contract from a private party/patriotic group.Sanjeewa was shot dead on 2 November 2001, allegedly by Dhammika Perera, a member of the Sri Lankan mafia.