Cricketer Dhananjaya's father killed in shooting incident

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Father of Sri Lankan cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva, and member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, wasn killed in a shooting incident at Ratmalana last night.

Three persons were admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital last night with injuries following a shooting incident which had occurred yesterday (May 24) evening along in Sri Gnanendra Road, Ratmalana, Police said.

The deceased was identified as K. Ranjan de Silva, 62, a councillor in the Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council, who had been elected in February.

He is the father of Sri Lankan national team cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva.

Mount Lavinia Police said an investigation is underway.The shooting had taken place on the eve of the national team’s departure to the West Indies.

- Rekha Tharanganie Fonseka

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