A businessman who was traveling in a luxury jeep was shot dead this morning at Damon Silva Mawatha, Pingwatta, Panadura.
The shooting was done by two persons who came from a motorcycle and then abandoned the motorcycle and ran away.
This businessman is a 56-year-old named Sampath Kudagoda. A resident of Kadawata, Kirillawala, he owns several liquor outlets.
The police say that he is building a restaurant in Pinwatte, and the shooting took place while he was on his way there. The businessman died in the driver’s seat after being shot.
An extensive investigation is underway as to whether the shooting was due to the non-payment of ransom to an underworld criminal operating in Panadura or a family dispute.
These people who did this shooting should be brought to justice so that nothing like this will happen in the future.