Tamil youth shot dead in Puttalam

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 16:49 GMT]
Mr Krishnan Ravichandran,23, a Tamil, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen Thursday around 2:30 a.m. at Sempattai, Mathuramkuli in Puttalam district, sources said.

The victim, a father of a child, is from Jaffna and is living in Grandpass, Colombo 14.

Unidentified men driving in a white van abducted the victim, brought him to Sempattai in the van, and shot and killed him there, Police said.

Munthal Police Offier In-Charge (OIC) Mr Ajith Prasanna is conducting investigation into the killing.