A 55-year-old man was shot dead in the Alubogahawatta area of Panadura last night (27), police say. According to the police, two persons on a motorcycle shot the man inside a house and fled.
The man, a resident of Alubogahawatta, who was seriously injured in the shooting, died on the spot.
The police say that the motive for the murder and the firearm used in the murder have not yet been revealed. The Panadura South Police are conducting further investigations into the matter.
It has been revealed that the deceased is the father-in-law of a criminal gang member known as ‘Panadura Nilanga’. Police suspect that the shooting may have been carried out on the orders of another gang leader, ‘Panadura Salindu’.