Group attacks leasing company employees

Rafik Jalaldeen

An employee of a private vehicle leasing company was killed and another injured when a group attacked their vehicle in Ampara on Monday evening.

Police spokesman SSP I.M. Karunaratna said two employees of Central Finance Company seized a vehicle after the owner failed to pay the lease and were brining it back to their branch. “The incident had occurred when the CFC employees were bringing the vehicle to their branch in Ampara at around 4.00pm,” he added.

The suspects blocked the vehicle in the Damana area and attacked the CFC employees and damaged the vehicle.

”One was killed and another was injured in the incident,” he said.