POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL OIC SHOT DEAD

November 18, 2012

OIC of the Ratnapura Police Training School, Chief Inspector Indrasoma Ratnayake was shot and killed this morning.

Police said the shooting had occurred at around 9.30am today while the police officer was traveling to a land owned by him in Elapatha, Ratnapura.

The body of the 57-year-old victim has currently been placed at the Ratnapura Hospital. 

A land dispute is suspected to have led to the murder while the perpetrator has not been identified yet.