A 22-year old was shot dead near the Angoda junction at around 7:30 pm today (Jan 07), Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
According to the police, the shooting was carried out by two unidentified gunmen who had arrived in a motorcycle and fled the scene following the incident.
The remains of the victim who has been identified as Vishwa Varunaka, a resident of Angoda, currently lie at the Colombo General Hospital.
Angoda Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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