Sudaroli journalist shot dead

by K.D. Jayasekera our Trincomalee correspondent

A provincial correspondent of the Tamil newspaper Sudaroli was killed yesterday around 6.50 a.m., police said.

S.S. Rajan, 39, employed at the Ports Authority was shot in the head near the Trincomalee Governor's office while walking towards the main road from his home. Police are investigating.

Meanwhile, Muttur Police are investigating the killing of R. Sundaralingam, 53, a former labourer of the Muttur Pradeshiya Sabha yesterday morning.

He was shot dead around 8.00 a.m. near his residence in Muttur.