Man found shot dead in Urumpirai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 03:09 GMT]
Body of Suppiah Murugan was found with gunshot wounds Monday night at Urumpiray Junction along Jaffna Palaly road in front of Urumpirai Hindu College, sources said. Mr Murugan is from Trincomalee and was presently a resident of Navatkuly.

Murugan was working as a cook at a resteraunt in Urumpirai.

The killing in high security zone where there is 24-hour surveillance by the security forces has shocked Urumpirai residents.

The body has been transported to Jaffna Teaching Hospital for postmortem examinations.