Clubbed to death
P B Kirindeniya Nawalapitiya Group Corr.
Acting on an anonymous telephone call given at midnight, Nawalapitiya
Police found a person lying at Jayasundara Mawatha with cut injuries in
both legs and severe head injuries caused by clubbing and rushed him to
the Nawalapitiya District General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Nawalapitiya Magistrate Poornima Paranagama visited the place and
held the inquiry.
The body was identified by the wife of the deceased as M Sanoor (54),
a resident of Owita, Nawalapitiya.
It is reported that the victim had been a notorious gangster and an
acid throwing case is pending against him. He had been in jail several
times on murder charges.
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