Published on - 11/18/2004
Pistol men kill Army Intelligence operative & Tamil Civilian
Two motorbike-riding pistol men, suspected to be from LTTE fired on an Army soldier and a Tamil civilian, killing both of them while they were in Kaduruwela town area on Thursday (18) afternoon at about 1.30 p.m., according to the Polonnaruwa Police.
Lance Corporal Ajith Dassanayake of the 1st Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps, attached to the Military Intelligence died on the spot due to pistol-shot injuries received to his head and chest. The civilian, Wasanayagam Prabhakaran succumbed to injuries while being rushed to the Polonnaruwa Base Hospital.
The Army soldier on motorbike from Minneriya Army camp was in town to pay telephone bills when pistol men abruptly fired on him and his pillion-rider at point-blank range. The civilian was on the motorbike with the soldier at that point of time.
The Police and troops cordoned off the area and arrested two motorbike riders with a pass issued by LTTE in their possession. Arrangements are under way to keep the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission informed of this criminal act. The Polonnaruwa Police and the Military Police have commenced investigations.
This was the eighth Army intelligent operative, confirmed to have been killed by pistol men in the north and east and in Colombo after the cease-fire agreement was signed.
