Murdered Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman sends letter to IGP.

Lasantha Wickramasinghe, the Chairman of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha who was shot dead by an unknown gunman yesterday, had sent a letter to the IGP in August stating that he had received death threats.

In this letter, sent on August 29, he has requested that appropriate action be taken in this regard as he has been receiving these threats from various underworld groups.

He has stated in his letter to the IGP that he has been threatened that he will not be allowed to take oath as a member of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha and that various parties are threatening him through social media. He has stated in the letter that he has informed the police about the said threats and that the police have informed him to be vigilant about these threats.