LTTE guns down civilian

Rafik Jalaldeen

A civilian was gunned down by suspected LTTE cadres on Sunday evening in Trincomalee, police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said.

A senior staffer of the Ceylinco Insurance Corporation Ravi Tharoshan (36) was shot dead by suspected LTTE cadres who had come on a motorcycle on Sunday at around 7.45 p.m.

"The incident took place when the victim was at his residence in Trincomalee. The assailants fled the area," he added.